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Chinese invented porcelain as a fine type of pottery. The porcelain was made by combining clay with quartz and feldspar.
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The chinese invented steel by using iron, but it was less brittle. Since the iron was less brittle you could bend it into different shapes which made it steel.
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The chinese invented tea by letting leaves steep in boiling water. Tea was mostly used as medicine for people that were sick.
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The chinese invented the first mechanical clock by using a wheel that spun around 1 time every 24 hours.
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Alchemist accidently invented gunpowder when they were trying to find a substance that would enable us to live forever.
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The Chinese invented playing cards. Paper makers in China used a woodenblock printing machine to make thick paper. Then they used the thick paper and had famous artist draw the designs.
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Paper money was invented by the chinese. Before the paper money was invented coins were the only type of money.
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Chinese invented bombs that are almost explosive as modern day bombs. Around the same time they invented rifles and cannons. These were also are almost as dangerous as modern day rifles and connons.
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During the song dynasty Chinese invented rockets. The rockets were made out of balck powder, charcoal, and sulfur. At first, the rockets were used as fireworks but later they were used as weapons.
