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Porcelain
Category- Industry
Porcelain is a fine pottery made from clay, qaurtz, and feldspar. -
200
Steel
Category- Industry
Steel is a very useful metal that is made from iron -
Period: 200 to Feb 11, 1400
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Feb 11, 850
Gun Powder
Category- Military technology
The chinese invented gun powder accidently while trying to create eternal life. -
Feb 12, 1092
Mechanical Clock
Category- everyday objects
The clock was a wheel that made one complete turn every 24 hours, every quarter hour drums beat and every hour a bell chimed. Dripping water made the wheel turn. The clock was more accurate than earlier time keeping devices, such as hourglasses and sundials. -
Feb 12, 1107
Paper Money
Category- everyday objects
Paper money took the place of coins as the chinese's form of currency. It was printed with woodblocks and each bill had many colors. -
Feb 12, 1300
Rocket
Category- Military technology
Rocket technolagy was developed during the song dynasty. They are powered by black powder made of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur. The chinese first used them as fireworks, but then discovered that they could be used as weapons. -
Feb 12, 1300
Game Cards
Category- everyday objects
Game cards were made from thick paper by chinese printer. After they were printed artists drew designs on the back of the cards. -
Flamethrower
Category- Military Technology
The chinese flamethrowers were made with gunpowder and oil. The flamethrowers were used spray enemys with a stream of fire. -
Tea
Category- Industry
Tea was made from tea leaves. The chinese put the tea leaves in boiling water to make the drink. By the 8th century there was a huge demand for the beverage and it sprung all over China. The drinks popularity made the tea plant culivation a major industry.
