Chinese inventions

  • Tea
    2700 BCE

    Tea

    Tea was drunk mostly as medicine. INDUSTRY
  • Period: 300 BCE to Feb 14, 1400

    Chinese history

  • Steel
    200 BCE

    Steel

    The earliest Chinese steel was made from cast iron. INDUSTRY
  • Paper
    150

    Paper

    The earliest Chinese paper was probably made from hemp and then the bark of a mulberry tree. INDUSTRY.
  • Compass
    250

    Compass

    The first Chinese compass's were magnetic minerals called lodestone. EXPLORATION/TRAVEL.
  • paddle wheel boat
    450

    paddle wheel boat

    People walked on a treadmill to turn the paddle wheel. EXPLORATION/TRAVEL
  • ways to improve bridges
    Feb 17, 618

    ways to improve bridges

    The Chinese used smaller parts of a circle to make their bridges. EXPLORATION/TRAVEL
  • Mechanical clock
    Feb 17, 750

    Mechanical clock

    Dripping water made the wheel turn. EVERYDAY OBJECTS
  • Paper money
    Feb 17, 800

    Paper money

    Before paper money coins were the only form of currency. EVERYDAY OBJECTS
  • Game Cards
    Feb 15, 850

    Game Cards

    Famous artists drew the designs on the back of the card. EVERYDAY OBJECTS.