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Period: 150 to Feb 12, 1400
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200
steel Industry
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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Magnetic compass Introduction
The magnetic compass was made for people who were lost to find there way -
Feb 17, 700
tea industry
. For severalthousand years, tea—made by letting tea leaves steep in boiling water—was drunk mostly as medicine. However, by the 8th century C.E., tea had become a hugely popular everyday beverage throughout China. -
Feb 17, 700
The Development of the Mechanical Clock every day objects
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. -
Feb 12, 850
Military Gunpowder
Althamics accedently invented Gunpowder when experimenting with salpeter trying to find a substence that will allow us to live forever -
Feb 12, 1100
Paper Industry
The Chinese invented the art of papermaking by the second century C.E. The earliest Chinese paper was probably made from hemp and then the bark of the mulberry tree. -
Feb 12, 1100
Porcelain industry
Another Chinese invention is a type of fine pottery called porcelain. Somehistorians think that the Chinese produced the first porcelain as early as the 1st century C.E, but was perfected in 1100 -
Feb 12, 1300
Rocket Technology Military Technology
Rocket technology was developed in China during the Song dynasty. Rockets were powered by a black powder made of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur. -
Feb 17, 1300
Game Cards and Paper Money Industry
Game cards were invented in China in about the 9th century. Printers used woodblock printing to make the cards from thick paper.
