[Ancient China was know for its many inventions, here are a list of inventions and the time that they were invented:
Paper Making 105 A.C Movable Type Printing 960-1279 AD Gunpowder 1000 A.D Silk About 6,000 years ago Compass 1100 A.D. Mechanical Clock 725 A.D. Tea Production 2,737 BC Alcohol About 2000 BC-1600 BC Umbrella 1,700 years ago [1] |
Gunpowder Gunpowder (also known as black powder) is the earliest known chemical explosive.
Gunpowder was invented by Chinese Taoist alchemists about 1000 A.D. when they tried to find a potion to gain human immortality by mixing elemental sulfur, charcoal, and saltpetre. It is generally believed that gunpowder spread to Europe during the Mongol expansion of 1200-1300 A.D.. The Chinese mainly use gunpowder for firecrackers. [2] |
InventionsAlcoholThe inhabitants of the Arabian peninsula were widely believed to be the first brewers. However, in 2013, a 9000-year-old pottery found in Henan province revealed the presence of alcohol, 1000 years before Arabian. Alcohol is known as Jiu in Chinese and is often used as a spiritual offerings to Heaven and the Earth or ancestors in ancient China. Study shows that beer with an alcoholic content of 4% to 5% was widely consumed in ancient China and was even mentioned on oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC–1046 BC). [3]
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compassA compass is a navigational Chinese between the 2nd century BC and 1st century AD. By 1000 AD, navigational compasses were commonly used on Chinese ships, enabling them to navigate. Arab traders sailing to China learned of the tech and brought it to the West. The first compasses in ancient Han dynasty China were made of lodestone, which is a naturally magnetized ore of iron. The compass was later used for navigation during the Song Dynasty of the 11th century. Later compasses were made of iron needles, magnetized by striking them with a lodestone. Dry compasses began to appear around 1300 in Medieval Europe. This was replaced in the early 20th century by the liquid-filled magnetic compass. [4]
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