Why Is Gunpowder Important
By: Madisyn Pfizenmaier, Marcy Hammel, Alex Benson
The Ancient Chinese made many important inventions. One of the important inventions is Chinese paper. Another great invention is movable-type printing. Gunpowder is another great invention that we still use today. Nobody will ever lose their directions with the invention of the Chinese compass. The Ancient Chinese also made porcelain and steel smelting. Chinese silk is used for clothing and is very important. The Ancient Chinese invented many great inventions for their time.
The Ancient Chinese were the first to invent paper. It wasn’t very nice but it did the job. The first paper that the Chinese made was very thick, heavy, bulky, and uneven. It was made from …show more content…
Hemp fibers, silk, bones, tortoise shells, and bamboo bark. Paper was made by soaking all of the materials and beaten into a pulp then it was stretched in a bamboo frame then they let it dry. During the Han dynasty Cai lun made a new kind of paper from fishnet, bark, and cloth.
In the 4th century was the first movable-type printer.
The first movable-type printer were carved blocks, and each carved block represented a single and a specific page. The facts prove not only that China invented block printing and clay movable type printing. Movable-type printing developed very quickly throughout time.
Gunpowder changes our lives in many ways like killing animals and creating entertainment such as fireworks, just imagine what life would be like if we didn’t have gunpowder. Gunpowder was invented by Hei Boyang and actually he made gunpowder on accident. Hei Boyang wanted his invention to be an invention for immortal life, it ended up being the total opposite.During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, frequent wars spurred which the development of cannons and guns were made. As you can see gunpowder plays a major role in today’s life and in the past.
The Ancient Chinese compass was created by the Song Dynasty. The circular center represents heaven, and the square plate represents earth. The handle of the spoon points south. The spoon is a symbolic representation of the Great Bear. The invention of compass greatly improved the safety and efficiency of travel, especially oceanic …show more content…
navigation.
Chinese porcelain was very important and still is to the Chinese civilization. Well made porcelain was prized as heirlooms. Porcelain is used in making pottery. The other name for porcelain is "fine china". Porcelain colors were bright and exotic. Porcelain is very useful in the Chinese civilization.
During the Qin dynasty, iron and steel smelting rapidly started to develop. At temperatures of 1150-1200 degrees, iron flows as a liquid. In ancient China iron smelting developed from copper smelting techniques. These are some facts about Chinese iron and steel smelting.
Silk was first found by the wife of the yellow emperor.
Silk is made from cocoons of silkworms. It takes zillions of silkworm cocoons to make silk, and you have to be very careful while unrolling the cocoons. Ancient chinese silk is made in a certain order that order is; 1) Moth lays about 500 eggs and dies.; 2) The eggs hatch and larvae crawl out and are fed mulberries for 1 months.; 3) The larvae create cocoons.; 4) The cocoons are steamed to kill of any living larvae.; 5) The small strands of silk are peeled of the cocoons.; 6) The strands are combined to form silk strings.; 7) The silk string is woven into
cloths.
The Ancient Chinese invented many things that make the world the way it is today. The way we live today is the outcome of what people did in the past and in the future. We thank the Ancient Chinese for the time and effort inventing new things. Much of what we do today would not be possible without the chinese. These inventions have affected us in a way that makes our life simple compared to what it would be without paper, gunpowder and the compass etc.
The Ancient Chinese made many important inventions. One of the important inventions is Chinese paper. Another great invention is movable-type printing. Gunpowder is another great invention that we still use today. Nobody will ever lose their directions with the invention of the Chinese compass. The Ancient Chinese also made porcelain and steel smelting. Chinese silk is used for clothing and is very important. The Ancient Chinese invented many great inventions for their time.
The Ancient Chinese were the first to invent paper. It wasn’t very nice but it did the job. The first paper that the Chinese made was very thick, heavy, bulky, and uneven. It was made from …show more content…
Hemp fibers, silk, bones, tortoise shells, and bamboo bark. Paper was made by soaking all of the materials and beaten into a pulp then it was stretched in a bamboo frame then they let it dry. During the Han dynasty Cai lun made a new kind of paper from fishnet, bark, and cloth.
In the 4th century was the first movable-type printer.
The first movable-type printer were carved blocks, and each carved block represented a single and a specific page. The facts prove not only that China invented block printing and clay movable type printing. Movable-type printing developed very quickly throughout time.
Gunpowder changes our lives in many ways like killing animals and creating entertainment such as fireworks, just imagine what life would be like if we didn’t have gunpowder. Gunpowder was invented by Hei Boyang and actually he made gunpowder on accident. Hei Boyang wanted his invention to be an invention for immortal life, it ended up being the total opposite.During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, frequent wars spurred which the development of cannons and guns were made. As you can see gunpowder plays a major role in today’s life and in the past.
The Ancient Chinese compass was created by the Song Dynasty. The circular center represents heaven, and the square plate represents earth. The handle of the spoon points south. The spoon is a symbolic representation of the Great Bear. The invention of compass greatly improved the safety and efficiency of travel, especially oceanic …show more content…
navigation.
Chinese porcelain was very important and still is to the Chinese civilization. Well made porcelain was prized as heirlooms. Porcelain is used in making pottery. The other name for porcelain is "fine china". Porcelain colors were bright and exotic. Porcelain is very useful in the Chinese civilization.
During the Qin dynasty, iron and steel smelting rapidly started to develop. At temperatures of 1150-1200 degrees, iron flows as a liquid. In ancient China iron smelting developed from copper smelting techniques. These are some facts about Chinese iron and steel smelting.
Silk was first found by the wife of the yellow emperor.
Silk is made from cocoons of silkworms. It takes zillions of silkworm cocoons to make silk, and you have to be very careful while unrolling the cocoons. Ancient chinese silk is made in a certain order that order is; 1) Moth lays about 500 eggs and dies.; 2) The eggs hatch and larvae crawl out and are fed mulberries for 1 months.; 3) The larvae create cocoons.; 4) The cocoons are steamed to kill of any living larvae.; 5) The small strands of silk are peeled of the cocoons.; 6) The strands are combined to form silk strings.; 7) The silk string is woven into
cloths.
The Ancient Chinese invented many things that make the world the way it is today. The way we live today is the outcome of what people did in the past and in the future. We thank the Ancient Chinese for the time and effort inventing new things. Much of what we do today would not be possible without the chinese. These inventions have affected us in a way that makes our life simple compared to what it would be without paper, gunpowder and the compass etc.