Historically,china has been credited for some of the world‘s most life-changing inventions for many years. For many years China gained much wealth by creating such inventions. Some of the most influential ancient Chinese inventions include gunpowder, the Silk Road, and paper. The accidental discovery of gunpowder was made way back in the 8th century A.D. Chinese alchemist were actually searching for the elixir of life, when it became clear that if you mixed sulfur, charcoal, saltpeter it would explode. The new substance called gunpowder would soon be used by the military to make new weapons. In the 10th century gunpowder was also used to make fireworks. By the 13th century weapons in the military were being used in Europe, which was
