China Gunpowder Essay

In the fourth century China began uding coal greatly as a fuel source. The Chinese called this new mineral (coal) “black earth”. And it wasn’t until the 19th century that the rest of the world was using coal as a fuel source too. By using coal to melt iron the Chinese could create steel which meant they could produce even better tools and weapons. Weapons became more advanced with steel-tipped arrows, swords, and armour. The Chinese armies might have gotten ahead in battle because they might have been more advanced then thier enemies with their armour and swords. China had stronger tools and weapons which meant they could be able to work faster and more efficiently. And they could get work done.
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Second Paragraph- In the 14th century Chinese Alchemists had discovered an amazing new item-gunpowder. By mixing Sulfur, …show more content…
When Prime Minister’s Wang Dan’s son died of Smallpox Wang Dan wanted to find a way to prevent it from happening to other family members. The idea of an innoculation was brought to him by a Doaist monk. This method was very unheard of and unpracticced before being untroduced.- OH DEAR GOD VICTORIA EDIT THIS SOON! The Chinese had found a way to help protect themselves (not cure) from Smallpox. This innoculation gave people a better chance of avoding it and living for a few more years. The innoculation was only availible for the rich families at the time so peasents continued to die. The Chinese were some of the only ones to practice this new method at the time. This innoculation was an advancement in modern medicine at the time since all they could do was give you herbs to help the smallpox and death be painless. They were able to be ahead of other countries with this method of innoculation. The Chinese had a sort of immunity for this thing. VICTORIA IMA FITE YOU M8 FOR THESE AWFUL