History Of Chinese Inventions

  • Tea
    2700 BCE

    Tea

    They would steep tea leaves in boiling water for use as medicine until years later when it became a frequently drank beverage.
  • Smoke
    50

    Smoke

    They would smoke poison because they believed that would kill the germs.
  • Paper
    150

    Paper

    Paper was most likely made from hemp, then mulberry bark, then rags.
  • Printing
    750

    Printing

    They would cut out symbols around the wood block and cover it in ink.
  • Mechanical Clock
    750

    Mechanical Clock

    They used water to turn a wheel, a 24 hour cycle, and they used drums and bells to determine how many minutes has gone by.
  • Paper Money
    800

    Paper Money

    They would use the same process of block symbols for game cards as they would for paper money.
  • Game Cards
    850

    Game Cards

    The chinese used wood block printing to print the symbols on the cards.
  • Gunpowder
    900

    Gunpowder

    The chinese invented gunpowder. It was discovered by a group of alchemists.
  • Flamethrower
    950

    Flamethrower

    The Chinese used the invention of gunpowder to create flamethrowers for battle.
  • Rockets
    1200

    Rockets

    Rockets were make from saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur. At one time, it was only used in rockets, but then the Chinese used them for weapons.