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The Chinese first made steel, a very useful metal, before 200 B.C.E. Steel is made from iron, but it is less brittle than iron and easier to bend into different shapes.
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Paper money was invented by the Chinese in the late 8th or early 9th century. Before that time, coins were the only form of currency. Like game cards, paper money was printed with wood blocks.
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Gunpowder was acindently created by Chinese alcemist by combining saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal.They used it to make first weapon with gunpowder, a flamethrower.
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The Chinese developed the first mechanical clock in about the 8th century. The new clock was more accurate than earlier timekeeping devices, such as sundials and hourglasses.
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The flamethrower was made by the Chinese. They contained gunpowder with oil. They are used to burn thier enemies to death.
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Rocket technology was developed in China during the Song dynasty. Rockets were powered by a black powder made of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur.
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Game cards were invented in China in about the 9th century. Printers used woodblock printing to make the cards from thick paper.
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We know from written accounts that the Chinese have been drinking tea since at least 2700 B.C. For several thousand years, tea—made by letting tea leaves steep in boiling water—was drunk mostly as medicine.
