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Gunpowder Timeline

By chasek
  • Jan 1, 1044

    First book describing Gunpowder is recorded

  • Jan 1, 1364

    First use of a firearm with gunpowder is recorded

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Portable Cannons are invented and used with gunpowder in warfare

  • Rockets are used in warfare with gunpowder as the explosive

  • Rifles overtake swords and begin to be used as primary means of protection

  • Automatic handguns are invented and used in warfare

  • Period: to

    Gunpowder and weapons are used in wars and warfare still to this day

  • Gunpowder first Discovered by an Alchemist mixing Chemicals

    In China, an alchemist has mixed chemicals and has discovered the deadly material called Gunpowder.
  • Period: to Jan 1, 1044

    Gunpowder is used by China is wars with Mongols

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