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Tea was made by letting tea leaves steep in boiling water—was drunk mostly as medicine.
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They started building ships with separate, watertight compartments.
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Made from hemp and then the bark of the mulberry tree.
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Used a machine that carved the letters into wood.
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It was made from a wheel that made one complete turn every 24 hours. Dripping water made the wheel turn.
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Chinese alchemists accidentally created gunpowder when trying to find a way to live forever.
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The designs were stamped on by wooden blocks.
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They started to create weapons after gunpowder was discovered.
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First, rockets were used only in fireworks. Later, the
Chinese used them as weapons. They even developed a two-stage rocket for their armies. The first stage propelled the
rocket through the air. The second stage dropped arrows down on the enemy. -
A printer that has separate blocks for each character.
