“During the 800 the Chinese invented a very different product called gunpowder”.Today in tIn the 21st century we use gunpowder to keep the world safe and also to have a little more fun. “In Chinese, gunpowder is called huo yao, meaning flaming medicine.The birth of gunpowder was an accidental mistake”. It was first invented inadvertently.” It is a mixture of sulphur, saltpeter, and charcoal.We still use gunpowder today in grenades, rockets, guns etc. Usually, gunpowder is used for military purposes to defend our country. It is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate (saltpetre)—with the sulfur and charcoal acting as fuels, while the saltpeter works as an oxidizer. For example, In guns, gunpowder burns but it burns very quickly. It's very reactive with oxygen. When enough heat is applied, either externally or from itself, the reaction …show more content…
Printing and paper money was exchanged in the same way as coins. Wampum was a string of beads made of shells and used for money by American Indians. Gold and other precious metals and stones have been used in much the same way as coins, but with I think that gunpowder was a great weapon Because if the Chinese didn't have it some of them wouldn't be here unpredictable valueS overall gunpowder had a major Impact on the world While ancient Chinese gunpowder has made war much more deadly, it has also much more use like fireworks. Without gunpowder, civilization would be useless and more people would die.Ancient Chinese gunpowder in this way could be seen as the first use of chemical warfare.I chose this topic