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Before the paper money Chinese used coins. Money was printed with wooden blocks.
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Accidentally discovered by Alchemists who were looking for secret to eternal life
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The first Chinese compasses were pieces of a magnetic mineral
called lodestone. The Chinese eventually replaced the lodestone with a steel needle. Compasses made long sea voyages possible. -
Chinese were the first to invent steel. They fist made it out of cast Iron.
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Porcelain is beautiful poetry that is sturdy but looks delicate. Porcelain dinnerware is still called China.
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Chinese invented a printing called "wood block printing". The printer drew symbols on a piece of paper. Then he glued it to a piece of paper. When the paper dried he cut the the symbols. That leaves the symbol on the block. He would then rub ink on the block. He would then press down on a piece of paper and BAM a symbol was on the paper
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For many years tea in China was used for medicine. In the 8th century Chinese started drinking tea everyday
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Mechanical clocks were more efficient than their other timekeeping devices, such as as sundials and hourglasses. Their clock was wheel that made one complete turn every 24 hours.Dripping water made the wheel turn.
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The designs on the cards were printed on thick paper using wooden blocks. The designs were on the back of the paper.
