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150
Travel, Exploration
They started to make the first ships with seperate watertight compartments. -
Period: 200 to Feb 11, 1400
AD
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250
Travel and exploration
The first compass was made up of a couple of pieces of metal. -
250
Idustry
chinese people invented paper so that they write. -
450
Travle
the Chinese adapted this idea by arranging a series of paddles in a wheel. People walked on a treadmill to turn the paddlewheel, which in turn moved through the water, moving the boat forward. -
Feb 17, 650
industry
a Chinese engineer completed a new type of arched bridge. In Europe, Roman-designed bridges rested on arches that were half-circles. -
Feb 18, 700
industry
In about the 7th century, the Chinese invented a technique called woodblock printing. The printer first drew characters (symbols) on paper. He then glued the paper to a wooden block. When the glue was dry, the printer carved out the wood around the characters, leaving the characters raised on the wood. -
Feb 11, 850
military
The chinese people found gunpowder when they were trying to make gold. -
Feb 18, 1150
industry
paper. From China, knowledge of papermaking traveled to Japan and across Central Asia. Europeans probably first learned about this art after 1100. Considering how important it is for recording and transmitting information, few inventions touch our daily lives more than paper. -
Feb 12, 1300
military
The chinese made there first rocket in 1300 during the song dynasty.
