Chinas Greatest Inventions

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Chinas Greatest Inventions

• By
• Matthew Dockstader

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Gunpowder

• When the Chinese first invented their newest
  invention in the eighth century AD their enemies
  were shocked. Chinese scientists discovered that
  an explosive mixture called gunpowder could be
  produced by combining sulfur, charcoal, and
  saltpeter (potassium nitrate). New weapons were
  rapidly developed, including rockets and others
  that were launched from a bamboo tube.

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Compass
The compass was made for religious use but it is
also used for war. If your house was in perfect
harmony with nature (which meant they thought if
you faced your house to magnetic north, you and
nature would get along) you would get good luck.
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Paper
Paper was made in China in the second century.
Ts'ai-Lun invented the first paper ever .
Tsai-lun lived and served as an official at the
Chinese Imperial Court at the Han Dynasty in
China at about 1800 years ago.
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Printing
The Chinese invented printing between 1041 and
1048.
Pi Sheng invented moveable printing during the
Sung dynasty. But the technique never became
widespread in China, because there are too many
characters.
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