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Gunpowder was first invented in China no later than about A.D. 850. For hundreds of years, it was used mainly to create fireworks. The Chinese did not use gunpowder as a weapon of war; it was the Europeans who first adapted explosives for use in weapons. By the fourteenth century, Europeans were widely using the explosive as a military device to project stones, spearlike projectiles, and metal balls from cannons and guns.
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When was gunpowder first used?
gunpowder was first used in 919 in china :]:):]:)when a war was going off !!!and they used gun powder to defend back :)
Who created gunpowder?
The general consensus among historians is that gunpowder was invented in China in the 9th century. During the 10th century, the Chinese began to use a weapon called the "fire lance," one of the earliest confirmed gunpowder weapons. This invention was later followed by the invention of the mine, the cannon, and the firearm. From China, gunpowder spread to the Middle East, Central Asia, and Europe, where various peoples (Mongols, Arabs, Germans) improved on the original formula. Gunpowder aka black powder mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate / saltpeter, creates an expanding gas that is used as perpellant in items ranging from firework to weaponry (canons, firearm) and is also known as a low explosive material. The spread of gun powder across Asia from China is widely attributed to the Mongols. One of the first examples of Europeans encountering gunpowder and firearms is at the Battle of Mohi, between the Mongolians and the Hungarians. At this battle the Mongols not only used gunpowder in early Chinese firearms but in the earliest grenades as well.
The Mongols were the first to use gunpowder to?
No, the Chinese used gunpowder before the Mongols did. So did the Jurchens, who conquered northern China in the early 1100s. The Mongols undoubtedly acquired knowledge of gunpowder weapons from the Jurchens and the Chinese.
Why isn't the gunpowder ther by the great wall of china?
I'm guessing you mean why it was not used for defense or weaponary. The answer is that the Chinese did not find a weaponary use for gunpowder, they used it mainly for fireworks. The Europeans were the first to use gunpowder for weapons.
In what war was gunpowder first used?
Evidence has been found that gunpowder began to be used in weapontry as early as 960 AD in the Northern Song Dynasty of China. Gunpowder was used in early cannonballs and as wicks for flame throwers and bombs. Metal weapons, which were a predecessor to firearms were used in the Yuan Dynasty as early as 1271. These weapons were all used during the early wars between the different kingdoms of China. The unification of China is believed, by some, to be the result of gunpowder. Says the fag you listen too.
What was one of the first propellant used for?
One of the first propellants used for rockets was gunpowder, which dates back to ancient China. Gunpowder, a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate, provided the explosive force needed to propel early rockets.
What date did china invent gunpowder?
The first documented note of gunpowder was in China, in around 142 A.D.
What country gunpowder invented first?
China
What was the first country to invent gunpowder?
China
Who used gunpowder for weapons first?
China
The.invention if gunpowder was introduced to the English?
Gunpowder is the first explosive substance mankind learned to use and was one of the four great inventions of ancient China. The Chinese used gunpowder as early as 800-1000 AD, for fireworks and later for weapons. It was not in widespread use in Europe until around the 1300s. Gunpowder reached Europe through the Silk Road trade.
Where was gunpowder found?
Gunpowder is not something that is found it is something that is made. It was first documented in China in the 9th century.
When was gunpowder first used?
gunpowder was first used in 919 in china :]:):]:)when a war was going off !!!and they used gun powder to defend back :)
What civilization first invented gunpowder?
China During The Middle Ages
What is the name of the explosive substance first made in china?
prick
Which two inventions were first introduced by Tang and Song China?
The compass and gunpowder
How does the firework relate to china?
The Chinese invented gunpowder, and fireworks was their first use for gunpowder. The Chinese have been connected with the idea of fireworks ever since.
