heard of gun powder‚ but do you know who invented it and when it was created. It was first created by the Chinese during the tang dynasty. This particular dynasty was active in the 18th century. Gunpowder contains 3 important ingredients: sulfur‚ saltpeter‚ and charcoal. Ironically today we use gunpowder to kill but before used in weapons the Chinese thought it could cure skin diseases. Soon after gunpowder’s total potential was discover. The Chinese then invented the cannon. Three major empires
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Extended Essay The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 has come to be known as Britain’s greatest conspiracy. If it had succeeded‚ many say it would’ve been one of the greatest terrorist plots ever. However‚ the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of terrorism is “the unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims”. While many may argue that this is what the gunpowder plot was‚ it was actually an attempted coup‚ not a campaign of terror and violence. The plot was led
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Nobles and the military leaders of the era were also at odds with the new gunpowder weaponry. As gunpowder weaponry continued to develop it eventually progressed to the point of being very effective‚ and nobles‚ the knightly class‚ began to recognize that firearms represented a threat to their dominance. Unlike traditional medieval warfare which respected social status‚ “...gunpowder weapons had no such respect for class‚ and nobles risked death as much from gunshot as did non-noble soldiers”. Nobles
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Gunpowder Empires Directions: Use the power point and the internet to answer the following questions. Answer all questions in ink only. All answers must be in your own words. 1. Identify the Gunpowder Empires. Include in your answers the leaders of the empires that established them. The gunpowder empires include Mughal‚ Qing‚ Tokugawa‚ and Russia. Their rulers such as Babar in Mongrel‚ Aisin Gyro‚ Tokugawa Lucia‚ and Peter the great in Russia. 2. Why is Akbar remembered? Akbar is remembered because
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ancient chinese invention ever made was gunpowder.” Gunpowder Taiwanese-secrets.com Gunpowder is one of the greatest and most powerful inventions the Chinese people created. The chinese created a formula which was made of Saltpeter‚ Charcoal‚ and Sulfur during the Tang dynasty possibly around the year A.D. 850. The Chinese were trying to make a formula that would make you live forever but instead it shortens your life by killing you. The first use that the Chinese had for gunpowder was to make fireworks
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Details about Gunpowder Gunpowder is one of the revolutionary Chinese inventions that has greatly changed the modern world. Gunpowder is mainly used to fuel military weapons‚ such as bombs and guns. Gunpowder was first introduced during the Song and Mongol periods where it was developed and used by the Chinese to overthrow the Mongols. After gunpowder’s introduction‚ alchemists recorded the formula for gunpowder and developed the first weapon that used gunpowder‚ which was the flamethrower. “In 850
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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
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Despite the fact that China gifted numerous valuable inventions to the West‚ such as silk‚ tea‚ the Mariner’s Compass‚ and gunpowder‚ the most important of them all would definitely be paper‚ gunpowder‚ and medicines. These particular goods have shaped our society immensely today and would change the way we lived if they were not created. Defined in basic terms‚ paper is a material that is utilized to write on‚ gunpowder is an explosive‚ and medicines are preventions or treatments of disease. According
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Gunpowder‚ or black powder‚ is a flammable powder and considered a “low explosive”. It consists of a mixture of Sulfur‚ Charcoal powder‚ and Potassium Nitrate (saltpeter). When put under pressure and lit‚ it will deflagrate and explode. Gunpowder was widely used in China in hand cannons (early firearms) and firecrackers (early missiles). The earliest recorded usage of gunpowder in a weapon were Chinese land mines developed in the 9th century. Gunpowder is not widely used as an explosive today‚ however
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Top 10 Inventions in America • A clothes hanger‚ or coat hanger‚ is a device in the shape of human shoulders designed to facilitate the hanging of a coat‚ jacket‚ sweater‚ shirt‚ blouse or dress in a manner that prevents wrinkles‚ with a lower bar for the hanging of pants. Invented by albert park house in 1903. • Air-conditioning is mechanism designed to extract heat from an occupied space air temperature using a refrigeration cycle. It was made in 1902 by Willis Haviland Carrier. http://www
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