Though the discovered by accident‚ gunpowder changed the trajectory of combat operations. Discovered in the ninth century Chinese alchemist developed something with the potential of conquering nations. Gunpowder is used in many weapons throughout history and to this day‚ but one of the first was flying fire. With the simple invention of the gunpowder cannon‚ a totally new type of defense was unearthed. When the devastating power of the cannon was shrunken down into a handheld weapon‚ the course of
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Gunpowder- Chinese Invention Chinese taoist alchemists were the major force behind the early invention of gunpowder. Emperor Wu Di (156-87 B.C.) of the Han dynasty financed research done by the alchemists on the secrets of eternal life. The alchemists experimented with the sulphur and saltpeter heating the substances in order to transform them. The alchemist Wei Boyang wrote the Book of the Kinship of the Three detailing the experiments made by the alchemists. During the 8th century Tang dynasty
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Throughout history‚ great world structures depended on the extraction of mined materials. Early civilizations depended upon sheer labor to extract these materials. This was shown to be very labor and time intensive. Especially early on when stone tools were the only thing available. The solution to this problem came in the late 1800s with the invention of dynamite. Gunpowder is considered the first explosive to be discovered. It was first discovered many years ago in China and India. Early uses of
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How influential was gunpowder in ancient china ? Gunpowder is the first explosive the world had ever seen and also one of the four great inventions of ancient China. When this was in the hands of strategists‚ the gunpowder was turned into black powder used in war. The military uses of gunpowder began at the end of the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty‚ the government set up gunpowder workshops‚ where flammable or explosive weapons like a fire cannon‚ rocket and missiles etc. were produced in different
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Gunpowder | By Pranav Kodali | | | Pranav Kodali Professor Karen Manchester History Period 3 18 May 2012 Gunpowder’s Explosive Past How did a black powder discovered one millennium ago affect how the first Apollo escaped orbit? Gunpowder influences our everyday life‚ whether you know it or not. In this report‚ I will be talking about the origin of gunpowder‚ the use of gunpowder‚ and the influence of gunpowder on previous battles. Most people think of gunpowder as a ruthless
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The most important invention of mankind Thinking about important and revolutionary inventions‚ make us visualise something material and sophisticated such as the television‚ the computer‚ the car‚ the airplane and so on. Each one of these elements was indeed very revolutionary and brought fundamental changes for the whole world. Nevertheless I consider that the most significant creation of mankind is also one of the oldest. It’s the elaboration of the graphic system of communication: writing
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The Most Remarkable Mayan Achievement No one knows how the Maya disappeared. It might have been overpopulation. Perhaps a disease of the heart. Maybe a war of war. Nonetheless‚ it goes without saying that the Mayan civilization was remarkable. Originating on the Yucatan Peninsula‚ the Maya survived for over 3000 years. They were an isolated group‚ in and outside their borders. They were never united by the same government throughout all of their time in Mesoamerica‚ and were divvy-ed up into city-states
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10dh71090 Topic: In the history of human beings‚ many inventions have greatly changed human’s life. Write some of the inventions which have brought some changes in our life. One of the most prominent features of the present century is the progress of science and its effects on almost every aspect of social life. Nowadays‚ more and more new things invented to make our life more comfortable and convenient. It is difficult for us to point out which inventions changed human’s life the most‚ but in my opinion
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Most important Invention: The Computer When we think about technology mostly the first thing that comes to my mind is the image of a computer. Technological advancements such as computer have been designed to help humans and make the lives easy. In fact‚ computer is the Most important Invention because they can display and let you manipulate save information‚ and it is used in almost all fields . First of all computer have multi-tasking features that can minimize the work you have to do. The
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Most Destructive Known Earthquakes on Record in the World Location | Deaths | January 23‚ 1556 China‚ Shansi | 830‚000 | October 11‚ 1737 India‚ Calcutta | 300‚000 | August 9‚ 1138 Syria‚ Aleppo | 230‚000 | May 22‚ 1927 China‚ near Xining | 200‚000 | December 22‚ 856+ Iran‚ Damghan | 200‚000 | December 16‚ 1920 China‚ Gansu | 200‚000 | March 23‚ 893+ Iran‚ Ardabil | 150‚000 | September 1‚ 1923 Japan‚ Kwanto | 143‚000 | December 28‚ 1908 Italy‚ Messina | 70‚000 | September‚ 1290
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