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Petroleum as fuel: The use of petroleum dates from ancient China more than 2,000 years ago. In I Ching, one of the earliest Chinese writings cites the use of oil in its raw state without refining was first discovered, extracted, and used in China in the first century BC. In addition, the Chinese were the first to use petroleum as fuel as the ...
Spices were obtained from Chinese and Persian traders, who met with the Viking traders in Russia. Vikings used homegrown spices and herbs like caraway, thyme, horseradish and mustard, [228] but imported cinnamon. Glass was much prized by the Norse. The imported glass was often made into beads for decoration and these have been found in the ...
However, when 2,000 years ago, during the Three Kingdoms period, the Chinese inventor Ma Jun created a chariot with a built-in compass for Emperor Ming-di, it was a real wonder.
Genetic evidence from body lice suggests a range of dates centering over 100 thousand years ago. [28] The first bone scrapers appropriate for scraping hides to make supple leather were found in Morocco dating to 90–120,000 years ago. [29] [30] 164 kya – 47 kya: Heat treating of stone blades in South Africa. [31]
Year Date Event Significance 907: Tang dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences. 910: King Edward the Elder of England, son of King Alfred, defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall. Vikings never raid south of the River Humber again. 910
The oldest message in a bottle ever found was 131 years and 223 days old when it was discovered, Guinness World Records said in a statement. Australians Tonya and Kym Illman found the message on ...
In addition to gunpowder, the Chinese also developed improved delivery systems for the Byzantine weapon of Greek fire, Meng Huo You and Pen Huo Qi first used in China c. 900. [23] Chinese illustrations were more realistic than in Byzantine manuscripts, [23] and detailed accounts from 1044 recommending its use on city walls and ramparts show the ...
Other Chinese discoveries and inventions from the Medieval period, according to Joseph Needham's research, include: block printing and movable type, phosphorescent paint, and the spinning wheel. The solid-fuel rocket was invented in China about 1150 AD, nearly 200 years after the invention of black powder (which acted as the rocket's fuel).