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Period: Jan 1, 600 to
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Jan 1, 650
Gunpowder was invented
Hong Ge was a Chinese alchemist.Hong Ge mixed a large amount of chemical materials and that is still the gunpowder use today. Gunpowder was only used as medicine during that time -
Jan 1, 904
Chinese tried to use gunpowder with old weapon
They put gunpowder on the front of the arrow, they burned the gunpowder and then sent it into castles. People figured out that gunpowder was a good way to attack. -
Jan 1, 1044
First book to record gunpowder
people used gunpowder for the first time to make weapons. People recorded the specifications in a book called Wujing Zongyao,which was written by Zeng GongLiang Ding Du and Yang Weide. They invented a fireball similar to the today’s grenade, which was the first weapon made of gunpowder. This fireball was used a lot for assassinations or killings. -
Jan 1, 1323
the first cannon in the world was invented
Mongolians used it to against the Russians. At this point in time, people realized that weapons that used gunpowder were much more effective and so therefore, the number of weapons increased dramatically. -
Europeans used gunpowder in factory machines
People used gunpowder on making things and that acturely moved Europe towards the Industrial Revolution at a much faster pace -
Rifleman replaces knight
Europeans used guns in wars, and started the modern weapon era in Europe.
