Chinese Discoveries and Inventions

By victoria.caez
  • Period: 200 BCE to 1400 BCE

    Chinese Discoveries and Inventions

  • 650

    Printing

    Printing
    The printer first drew characters (symbols) on
    paper. He then glued the paper to a wooden block. When
    the glue was dry, the printer carved out the wood around
    the characters, leaving the characters raised on the wood.
  • 850

    Gunpowder

    Gunpowder
    Chinese alchemists experimented with mixtures of natural ingredients, trying to find a substance that might allow people to live forever which resulted in the creation of gunpowder.
  • 950

    Flamethrowers

    Flamethrowers
    Early flamethrowers contained gunpowder mixed with oil. The Chinese used them to spray enemies with a stream of fire.
  • 1150

    Artillery Shells

    Artillery Shells
    Artillery shells were used to terrify the enemy and their horses.