Chinese Discoveries & Inventions

By seiraleon114
  • 750 BCE

    Tea

    Tea
    In the 8th century,Chinese tea blew up. Tea houses started to pop up everywhere,Although it was invented in 2700 BCE. Tea was usually drunk for a medicine.It was made by boiling leaves in hot water, this technique is still used today. In the tang dynasty, seeds were taken to japan and from there it spread to europe in the 18th century. INdustry
  • 150

    Paper

    Paper
    Paper was one of the most important inventions to Industry. Paper just like silk was only made in china and it took awhile for Europe to find out how. It spread aross central Asia and japan and It was not until the 1100s that it had reached Europe. In china it was made from the hemp of a mulberry tree. Today,paper has a big role in our daily lives.INDUSTRY
  • 200

    Improvement in ship manufacturing

    Improvement in ship manufacturing
    Around the 2nd century the chinese had started to make ships into watertight sections so that if water were to get in,it would only fill up a section and not the whole floor.They sealed each part with caulk, something that keeps water out.Just like many other things invented by the chinese,we still use this Tech.TRAVEl
  • 301

    Compass

    Compass
    Your in the middle of the ocean and lost with no land marks near you what do you do? This was the problem that the Chinese faced and other nations faced. Then the chinese \ invented the compass which was a magnified needle that aligns itself with the poles or north and south. TRAVEL/Exploration
  • 500

    Water paddle boat

    Water paddle boat
    For regular ships lakes and rivers were hard places to maneuver in. The romans had invented a paddle boats with oxen but was hard to control. However,the chines paddle boat was easy mover in rivers lakes and canals
  • Nov 21, 650

    Printing

    Printing
    The invention of paper also sparked anther invention or technique called woodblock printing. It was done by painting symbols on a paper,then gluing it on a wood block. After it dried it left raised symbols on the woodblock. by the 8th century they had an entire industry for it. By the 11th the Chinese had invented the movable type. They were kind or like cards with symbols on them but made or clay. INDUSTRY
  • Jun 16, 850

    GUNPOWDER

    GUNPOWDER
    Chinese alchemist were experimenting with saltpeter and were trying to Fins something to make people live longer.They accidentally made gunpowder and warned people to stay away from it but in 1000 CE the Chinese had made a flamethrower with it. MILITARY TECH
  • Jul 16, 950

    FLAMTHROWER

    FLAMTHROWER
    After the discovery of gunpowder,the Chinese had made there first weapon with it,the flamethrower,It contained oils that mixed with the powder.MILITARY TECH
  • Feb 14, 1300

    Rocket

    Rocket
    In the 1300s the Chinese had made the first weapon with a rocket. First is shoot rockets and then showered them with arrows. Before,the Chinese had only used rockets for fireworks.The rocket quickly spread though Europe. Crazy enough,we still use these principles in going to space. MILITARY TECH