Chinese History

  • Tea
    2737 BCE

    Tea

    Another invention that most of the world enjoys is, Tea, this drink was invented in 2737 B.C.
  • Gunpowder
    850 BCE

    Gunpowder

    Chinese alchemists looking for the secret to eternal life accidentally discovered gunpowder.
  • Mechanical Clock
    723 BCE

    Mechanical Clock

    The Chinese made many inventions, but, this one seems to be the most useful invention, and possibly one of the most useful inventions in general. That invention would be, the mechanical clock. This invention was made in 723 B.C.
  • Paper Money
    618 BCE

    Paper Money

    Another Chinese invention was paper money, which is a currency that most of the world uses today, which couldn't be done without another Chinese invention which was paper.
  • Period: 300 BCE to 1400

    Chinese History

  • The Compass
    206 BCE

    The Compass

    The compass was invented in 206 BC by the Song dynasty.
  • Porcelain
    206 BCE

    Porcelain

    Another Chinese invention is a type of fine pottery called porcelain. Some
    historians think that the Chinese produced the first porcelain as early as the 1st century.
  • Printing
    206 BCE

    Printing

    The Chinese made the start of something that would develop into something that so many people use today, a very useful invention.
  • Steel
    202 BCE

    Steel

    Another Chinese invention was steel, which was made in 202 B.C.
  • Paper
    100 BCE

    Paper

    The Chinese invented paper which many of us use in our daily lives.