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chinesse inventions

  • Period: 150 to Feb 12, 1400

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  • Travel: compass
    250

    Travel: compass

    The first Chinese compasses were pieces of a magnetic mineral called lodestone.
  • Travel: paddlewheel-powered boat
    450

    Travel: paddlewheel-powered boat

    These boats were powered by humans unlike the previus ones made by romans whos were powered by oxen.
  • Industry: paper
    550

    Industry: paper

    The earliest Chinese paper was probably made from hemp and then the bark of the mulberry tree.
  • Travel: Arched bridge
    Feb 18, 618

    Travel: Arched bridge

    The new Chinese bridge used arches that were a smaller part, or segment, of a circle.
  • Industry: printing
    Feb 18, 650

    Industry: printing

    The Chinese invented a technique called woodblock printing.
  • Industry: Tea
    Feb 18, 750

    Industry: Tea

    For several thousand years, tea—made by letting tea leaves steep in boiling water—was drunk mostly as medicine.
  • Military: Gun Powder
    Feb 17, 850

    Military: Gun Powder

    Gunpowder was invented by achamists who were trying to a mixture that allows peple to live forever.
  • Military: Flamethrower
    Feb 17, 950

    Military: Flamethrower

    This was the first weapon that used gunpowder.
  • Military: Rocket
    Feb 17, 1000

    Military: Rocket

    Rockets were powered by a black powder made of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur.