Chines inventions

  • Steal
    200 BCE

    Steal

    The chines first made steal sometime before 200 BCE. Steal is a hard, solid object.
  • Papermaking
    150

    Papermaking

    The chines invented paper making in the second century.
  • People powered paddle-wheel boat
    450

    People powered paddle-wheel boat

    An innovation of a vessel called a paddlewheel boat made this type of travel must faster.
  • Printing
    650

    Printing

    The invention of paper made another key invention possible: printing.
  • Mechanical clock
    725

    Mechanical clock

    The chines invented the mechanical clock.
  • Paper money
    740

    Paper money

    The chines invented paper money.
  • Game cards
    850

    Game cards

    The chines invented game cards.
  • Gunpowder
    904

    Gunpowder

    Gunpowder was one of the most significant inventions in history.
  • Rockets
    1300

    Rockets

    The chines used rockets to protect themselves when at war.
  • Small bombs and grenades
    1350

    Small bombs and grenades

    The chines would throw the bombs and grenades by hand.