And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven't yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food?" (Gunpowder quotes), this quote talks about how the Chinese made many great inventions like gunpowder. Gunpowder is very important because it created a weapon of mass destruction that was easy to make.
Gunpowder was first invented by the Chinese in 850 A.D.. Gunpowder was originally discovered during experiments. The Chinese alchemist encountered that a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter burns very fast, so they put …show more content…
They used a trading route called the silk road to trade many things, and one of those things was gunpowder. They explored the uses for it. They first used it to treat skin diseases and as a fumigant to kill insects. Then, they used it for fireworks to cast evil demons away and to make great shows. They then experimented with it in tubs with arrows in it, and the arrows would fly out. Next, during the Tang dynasty they started to use it for weapons like a fire cannon, a bamboo shoot that shot out fire, mines, bombs, guns, and cannon. The first time the weapons were used was when the Chinese were fighting Mongols. Whole bunch of big technological shocks occurred when Asian innovations - paper gunpowder, the stirrup, the moldboard plow and so on - came to Europe via the Silk Road." (Gunpowder quotes) This quote talks a bout how the Europeans were shocked by the inventions of the Chinese and it talks about how the Chinese exchanged with the …show more content…
They are the oldest form of rockets and the simplest. They originally had religious meanings but were later changed into military uses during the middles ages in the form of a flaming arrow. Fireworks are propelled through the air when gases are released and push downward. Then, they explode.
The Mongols helped spread gunpowder through out the world. They stole the idea from the Chinese and started using it. It worked very well, and they liked it because it was easy to make and very explosive. This helped them fight the Chinese more efficiently.
"What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind."( gunpowder quotes) This quote shows that gunpowder has done a lot for the world like how the printing press did to make book mass produced make it, so people can learn more.
China's history is marked by thousands of years of world-changing innovations: from the compass and gunpowder to acupuncture and the printing press. No one should be surprised that China has re-emerged as an economic superpower.(gunpowder quotes) This quote shows how China has made so many great things and how it is how powerful it is today.
The alchemists in their search for gold discovered other things [of greater value]. (gunpowder quotes), this quote shows how even though the alchemists did not find an elixir of immortality but encountered
Gunpowder was first invented by the Chinese in 850 A.D.. Gunpowder was originally discovered during experiments. The Chinese alchemist encountered that a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter burns very fast, so they put …show more content…
They used a trading route called the silk road to trade many things, and one of those things was gunpowder. They explored the uses for it. They first used it to treat skin diseases and as a fumigant to kill insects. Then, they used it for fireworks to cast evil demons away and to make great shows. They then experimented with it in tubs with arrows in it, and the arrows would fly out. Next, during the Tang dynasty they started to use it for weapons like a fire cannon, a bamboo shoot that shot out fire, mines, bombs, guns, and cannon. The first time the weapons were used was when the Chinese were fighting Mongols. Whole bunch of big technological shocks occurred when Asian innovations - paper gunpowder, the stirrup, the moldboard plow and so on - came to Europe via the Silk Road." (Gunpowder quotes) This quote talks a bout how the Europeans were shocked by the inventions of the Chinese and it talks about how the Chinese exchanged with the …show more content…
They are the oldest form of rockets and the simplest. They originally had religious meanings but were later changed into military uses during the middles ages in the form of a flaming arrow. Fireworks are propelled through the air when gases are released and push downward. Then, they explode.
The Mongols helped spread gunpowder through out the world. They stole the idea from the Chinese and started using it. It worked very well, and they liked it because it was easy to make and very explosive. This helped them fight the Chinese more efficiently.
"What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind."( gunpowder quotes) This quote shows that gunpowder has done a lot for the world like how the printing press did to make book mass produced make it, so people can learn more.
China's history is marked by thousands of years of world-changing innovations: from the compass and gunpowder to acupuncture and the printing press. No one should be surprised that China has re-emerged as an economic superpower.(gunpowder quotes) This quote shows how China has made so many great things and how it is how powerful it is today.
The alchemists in their search for gold discovered other things [of greater value]. (gunpowder quotes), this quote shows how even though the alchemists did not find an elixir of immortality but encountered