Chinese inventions

  • tea
    2700 BCE

    tea

    Chinese have been drinking tea since . tea was made by letting tea leaves steep in boiling water.the tea was drunk mostly as medicine
  • Period: 300 BCE to 1400 BCE

    Chinese history

  • sea travel
    250 BCE

    sea travel

    The Chinese developed the first compass.The first Chinese compasses were pieces of magnetic mineral called lodestone
  • industry
    150 BCE

    industry

    The Chinese invented the art of paper making by the second century
  • disease prevention
    50 BCE

    disease prevention

    Chinese knowledge of medicine and disease prevention dates to ancient times.They believed that the smoke would destroy whatever was causing the disease.
  • porcelain
    50

    porcelain

    Another Chinese invention is a type of fine pottery called porcelain.porcelain is made by combining clay with the minerals quartz and feldspar.
  • printing
    250

    printing

    In about the 7th century, the Chinese a technique called woodblock printing
  • The development of the mechanical clock
    250

    The development of the mechanical clock

    The Chinese developed the first mechanical clock in about the 8th century.Dripping water made the wheel turn.
  • gunpowder
    850

    gunpowder

    The Chinese who first made gunpowder were alchemists
  • game cards and paper money
    850

    game cards and paper money

    Game cards were invented in china in about the 9th century.Today,card games are played throughout the world

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