[DOC] [TLE] Four Great Inventions - Wikipedia [PAR] The Four Great Inventions are inventions from ancient China that are celebrated 
in Chinese ... These four discoveries had a large impact on the development of 
civilization .... Gunpowder was discovered in the 9th century by Chinese 
alchemists ... The Chinese invention of Woodblock printing, at some point before 
the first... [DOC] [TLE] List of Chinese inventions - Wikipedia [PAR] China has been the source of many innovations, scientific discoveries and 
inventions. ... The list below contains these and other inventions in China attested 
by .... Evidence of gunpowder's first use in China comes from the Tang dynasty .... 
1050 BC), they were relegated to subservient functions; at Shang and Zhou sites,
... [DOC] [TLE] History of gunpowder - Wikipedia [PAR] Gunpowder is the first physical explosive and propellant. Before its invention, 
many incendiary and burning devices had been used, including Greek fire. The 
invention of gunpowder is usually attributed to experimentation in Chinese .... 
One of the first, if not the first of these weapons was the fire arrow. The first 
possible... [DOC] [TLE] Why did the Chinese invent gunpowder but did not use it in warfare ... [PAR] It's a fairly common misconception, the Chinese did use gunpowder in warfare 
quite a bit , it ... The Chinese gave up on these sort of weapons after the Ming 
mostly (the main problem is ... the gun/firearm all those years ago when they first 
discovered gunpowder? ... Firearms just fit in very well with classic Han military 
tactics. [DOC] [TLE] China - Gunpowder - Four Rivers Charter Public School [PAR] They first used it at the beginning of a war to try to scare people off before they 
fought them. ... When Chinese alchemists invented gunpowder it was a mistake. 
... When these ingredients are mixed they make gunpowder. ... At first gunpowder 
was just used as fireworks, and it took a while for the Chinese to realize that... [DOC] [TLE] China - Rocket - Four Rivers Charter Public School [PAR] The first rockets were probably made for battle by mistake but they led to the 
widespread ... The Chinese are the first civilization to make and use rockets in 
war. ... When the Chinese used fireworks by throwing a bamboo tube filled with 
gunpowder into a ... These inventions allowed a whole new realm of technology 
to open. [DOC] [TLE] Chinese Inventions - SACU [PAR] Dr. Keith Ray surveys the four great Chinese inventions that have changed the 
World. ... These are paper, gunpowder, the compass and printing. ... This '
porridge' was then filtered through a flat mesh strainer made of cloth, leaving the 
... Common folklore states that gunpowder was first used for entertainment only, 
with... [DOC] [TLE] NOVA - Official Website | China's Age of Invention - PBS [PAR] Feb 29, 2000 ... The Song Dynasty ceramic industry was basically the first commercialized 
industry. ... The Chinese used gunpowder for more than mere entertainment. ... 
So even though they invented movable type, it actually was never as useful as ... 
What influence did these printing innovations have on Chinese history? [DOC] [TLE] 6 Chinese Inventions That Changed the World | Brainscape Blog [PAR] Sep 11, 2015 ... Read on to discover just why these Chinese inventions are so ... Alchemists of 
ancient China created the first gunpowder after ... By the end of the Tang Dynasty
, this gunpowder was put to use for ... Soon after its invention, China's compass 
technology passed to the rest of the world through nautical contact. [DOC] [TLE] Four Inventions of Ancient China: Paper Making, Gunpowder ... [PAR] Papermaking, gunpowder, printing and the compass are four great ancient ... 
slips were all used as writing surfaces, but as Chinese civilization developed they 
... Besides, these two materials could be better used for other purposes so it was 
not ... It was first invented inadvertently by alchemists while attempting to make an
... [DOC] [TLE] Gunpowder and Firearms [PAR] In China, military strategy focused on outsmarting the enemy, by whatever means 
possible. ... For example, by Song times they had sophisticated methods for 
producing smoke. ... Gunpowder was first used by people seeking immortality

Question: Though the Chinese invented gunpowder, they originally only used it in these
Answer: fireworks