Chinese Timeline

  • Chinese Gunpowder Military Technology
    850 BCE

    Chinese Gunpowder Military Technology

    The invention of gunpowder—one
    of the most significant inventions in history—made these weapons possible. They were used for their guns, so that they would win a war
  • Chinese steel industry
    200 BCE

    Chinese 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.
  • Chinese printing Industry
    600

    Chinese printing Industry

    The invention of paper made another key
    development possible: printing. In about the 7th century,
    the Chinese invented a technique called woodblock
    printing so that they could print things
  • Chinese Flamethrower Military Technology
    900

    Chinese Flamethrower Military Technology

    The Chinese used them to spray enemies with a stream of fire so that they would die
  • Mechanical Clock Everyday Objects
    1092

    Mechanical Clock Everyday Objects

    The clock would tell the time so that it made it easier for the people to know/tell the time.
  • Chinese paper Industry
    1100

    Chinese paper Industry

    The earliest Chinese paper was
    probably made from hemp and then the bark of the mulberry tree. Later, the Chinese used rags. Used so that they can wring so they was talk to other people not just face to face
  • Paper money Everyday Objects
    1107

    Paper money Everyday Objects

    The money made it easier for people to buy stuff so their trading would be better.
  • Chinese Junk travel
    1250

    Chinese Junk travel

    They were used by merchants, so they can carry goods along the rivers and canals or by sea
  • Game Cards Everyday Objects
    1300

    Game Cards Everyday Objects

    The game card were used for to keep the kids/adult entertained so that it wouldn't be so boring
  • Rocket Military Technology
    1300

    Rocket Military Technology

    At first, rockets were used only in fireworks. Later, the
    Chinese used them as weapons, so that they could defend them self.