Ancient Innovations of Various

Civilizations
 The Pyramids

• The oldest pyramid was

erected for King Zoser
between 2667-2648 BC.
In fact it is the first
monumental stone
building designed and
constructed
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 PAPER

Paper is possibly one of the most important inventions

of all time. Records show that paper existed in China
as early as 105 AD. However, it wasn't widely adopted
until one eunuch, Cai Lun, made significant
improvements to the papermaking process. He also
drove its widespread adoption throughout China.
 The crossbow was another revolutionary
Chinese invention

The crossbow is symbolic of battlefields of the middle ages. But they

were actually a Chinese invention from almost 2.5 millennia ago.

According to historical records, the crossbow was in widespread use in

China by 500 BC. Other records seem to indicate the technology could
actually date to around 700 BC.

Some other archaeological finds could push the crossbow's invention to

as early as 2000 BC. Whatever the case, its invention would have an
enormous impact on warfare forever.
 Fireworks from China
The earliest fireworks came from China during the Song
dynasty (960–1279). ... Chinese people originally believed
that the fireworks could expel evil spirits and bring about
luck and happiness. During the Han dynasty (202 BC –
220 AD), people threw bamboo stems into a fire to
produce an explosion with a loud sound.
Ancient Chinese tea
The history of tea dates back to ancient China,
almost 5,000 years ago. According to legend, in
2732 B.C. Emperor Shen Nung discovered tea
when leaves from a wild tree blew into his pot of
boiling water. ... Shen Nung named the brew
"ch'a", the Chinese character meaning to check or
investigate.
The Great Wall of China is the collective name of a series of
fortification systems generally built across the historical
northern borders of China to protect and consolidate territories
of Chinese states and empires against various nomadic groups
of the steppe and their polities. Several walls were being built
from as early as the 7th century BC by ancient Chinese states;
selective stretches were later joined together by Qin Shi Huang
(220–206 BC), the first emperor of China. Little of the Qin wall
remains. Later on, many successive dynasties have built and
maintained multiple stretches of border walls. The most well-
known sections of the wall were built by the Ming dynasty
(1368–1644).
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