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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
