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750 BCE
Tea
Tea was mostly used for making people feel better (medicine). They discovered it on accident much like a lot of there inventions. It was found when a man was really sick (going to die) and ate a leaf that saved his life. -
200 BCE
Steel
The development of steel eventually made it possible to produce large amounts of steel cheaply. In the 1800's the mass production was crucial to the industrial Revolution in the West. -
50
Porcelain
Porcelain is made with clay, minerals including quartz,and feldspar. They were made for most things in the kitchen like bowls or plates. -
100
The invention of paper
Paper was made by the Chinese by, cutting bamboo, then soaking, then dipped a screen in pulp, and lastly they pressed and dried it. Paper was in mass production because of how important it was to people. -
250
Compass rose
A compass helped sailors with voyages. They were pieces of a magnetic mineral called lodestone. -
650
Printing
The Chinese invented a technique called woodblock printing. The printer first drew characters (letters) on paper. Then, glued the paper to a block. When the glue dried, the printer carved out the wood around the characters, which left characters raised on the wood. -
850
Game cards
Famous artists drew the designs that were on the back of each card. Europeans were introduced to the cards China was making by the late 1300's -
950
Flamethrower
The first weapon that the Chinese used with their gunpowder invention was a flamethrower. Early, when they first made the flamethrowers, they were powered by gunpowder and oil. They used them for war or attacking other people / countries. -
950
Gunpowder
This invention was found on accident by Alchemists experimented with mixtures of natural ingredients. They were trying to find a substance to help people live forever and trying to make things that were not gold into gold. Neither worked but instead they accidentally created gunpowder. -
1300
Rocket technology
Rocket technology was developed in China during the Song Dynasty. Rockets were powered by a black powder made of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur. At first, rockets were used only in fireworks but later used as weapons.
