Our debt to ancient China

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  • 1600 BCE

    writing on a oracle

    writing on a oracle
    the first writing on an oracle/bones
  • 1600 BCE

    kites

    kites
    kites became a favorite pastime in china
  • 1026 BCE

    acupuncture

    acupuncture
    acupuncture statues showing all of the needle points in the human body
  • 1000 BCE

    paper money

    paper money
    the worlds first paper money
  • 900 BCE

    fireworks

    fireworks
    gunpowder was first used for fireworks
  • 400 BCE

    the first book

    the first book
    the first book was made of bamboo sticks and dates back to the Shang dynasty
  • 221 BCE

    the wheelbarrow

    the wheelbarrow
    the wheelbarrow enabled a single person to carry a heavy amount. it was called "the wood ox" in Chinese
  • 130 BCE

    first seismograph

    first seismograph
    the first seismograph (for measuring the strength of earthquakes) was invented
  • 105 BCE

    paper making

    paper making
  • 1100

    First magnetic compass

    First magnetic compass
    The first magnetic compass was made in ancient China, probably in about AD 100 using a lodestone. Some historians, however, believe Chinese compasses may date back to the Han dynasty