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Period: 3000 BCE to Dec 31, 1400
3000 BCE to 1400 CE
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2700 BCE
TEA
Tea is made by letting tea leaves steep in boiling water. It was also drunk mostly as a medicine. Tea has been being drunk for thousands of years. INDUSTRY -
100
PAPER
Invented by the second century C.E, the art of papermaking was an art. This was made from hemp and then the bark of a mulberry tree. INDUSTRY -
Feb 15, 600
PRINTING
The invention of paper, really influenced the invention of printing. Then printing made woodblock printing. This thing first drew characters (symbols) on paper. INDUSTRY -
Feb 15, 750
PAPER MONEY
Paper money was invented by the Chinese in the late 8th or early 9th century. They were printed with woodblocks, just like game cards. A single bill has many colors. EVERYDAY OBJECTS -
Feb 15, 750
MECHANICAL CLOCK
The new clock was more accurate than earlier devices that were made for the same purpose, such as sundials and hourglasses. The Chinese made a wheel that made the clocks in 24 hours. EVERYDAY OBJECTS -
Feb 13, 850
GUNPOWDER
Chinese alchemists accidentally discovered when they were working with finding the culture for death. MILITARY TECHNOLOGY -
Feb 14, 850
GAME CARDS
Printers used woodblock printing to make the cards from thick paper. Then famous artists made designs for each of the cards. EVERYDAY EVENTS -
Feb 14, 1250
ARTILLERY SHELLS
Based off of gunpowder, the Chinese made this as a more powerful weapon. They explode after being hurled at enemies by a war machine called a catapult. MILITARY TECHNOLOGY -
Feb 14, 1300
ROCKET TECHNOLOGY
Rocket Technology was developed during the Song Dynasty, which they were then just used as fireworks. The later they were developed as two-stage rockets for the army. MILITARY TECHNOLOGY
