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What was invented by the Chinese first for use in fireworks but was later adapted for use in weapons?
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Gunpowder.
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What was invented by the Chinese for use in fireworks but was later adapted for use in weapons?
Gun powder
What were the gunpowder aiming to achieve?
The Chinese invented it for fireworks and to use in war. The Europeans made weapons to use it.
What did the Chinese use gunpowder for?
They used gunpowder for fireworks and weapons.
Did the Chinese use fireworks as weapons?
I'm pretty sure the Chinese used them as rockets
What are two ways the Chinese used gun powder?
1. Fireworks. The Chinese first used gunpowder for use in firecrackers and fireworks. the military applications came later.2. Weapons. The Chinese used gunpowder as warheads in crude rockets and as the propellant in primitive guns and cannons.
When was gunpowder invented?
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.
What civilization invented paper and gunpowder?
Paper and gunpowder were invented by China. The Chinese used gunpowder primarily for fireworks celebrations. Paper was utilized for writing. European found gunpowder useful for weapons. Canons and hand guns used it for war and warfare became even more deadly.
Was gunpowder the first known chemical explosive to china?
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.
Who created artillery?
It was either the Chinese or Japanese a few hundred years BC. They made the first fireworks to use as weapons.
What is the first gun ever made with gun powder?
This would be the Chinese hand cannons that they developed during the late middle ages for fireworks purposes later changed to weapons of war.
Were the British defeated by the Chinese in the Opium War?
Chinese were isolated for a long time while, British invented many weapons which let Great Britain defeat China in the Opium War.
What is Used as the explosives for guns fireworks and weapons?
Black Powder.
