chinese inventions

Industry-Paper

105

It is the pulp of certain trees and bamboo that are pressed and dried to make sheets that can be written on.

Industry-Porcelain

200

It is a fine material that is very hard and valuable, and was very important for the Chinese economy. It is very sturdy, but it looks pretty good for such a sturdy thing. People outside of China would trade very high prices for it.

Military inventions - Gunpowder(650CE)

650

The powder is a type of substance that includes a mineral found in hardened animal poop. This mineral is scarce in some regions, but China had a lot of bat caves, which made the mineral very common.This substance is very flammable, and as soon as heat touches it, the minerals combust, or explode.This was discovered in 650 CE.

Industry-Printing blocks

700

A character was drawn, and was carved out to make character's and to print multiple things at once. They were placed in the right order, then pressed to make whatever you desired.

Everyday objects- The clock

800

This is a wheel that made a complete turn every 24 hours, which was powered by dripping water, and every quarter of an hour, there would be a drum and every hour a bell will chime. This let people know what time it was. At this time, the clocks were very complex, often as big as a building.
This was invented 8th century.

Everyday objects- Paper Money (8th Century to 9th)

900

This was a currency that was printed on paper by wood blocks, and this was used to buy and exchange things.

Everyday objects- Playing Cards

900

Printers use wood blocks to create thick playing cards, and these cards were used for entertainment.

Military inventions - Flamethrower (9th to 10th)

950

The flamethrowers were gunpowder mixed with oil,contained in a container, and the gunpowder caused the flames to be capable of being sprayed over the wanted target. These two substances made a very flammable substance, which was lighted. This was invented in the 9th-10th century.

Medicine - Inoculation, or Vaccines

1000

The doctors would take the scabs of already diseased but healed people, ground it up into a powder, and you would snort it to become immune. This prevented the disease from being effective.

Military inventions - Rifle

1300

The Chinese invented the earliest musket, capable of throwing bullet like objects to kill or damage someone at long-medium range distance.