When was gunpowder first used?

Gunpowder was first used in China in the 800s. They used gunpowder in fireworks.

At first the gunpowder were used in fireworks, it was during the Ming Dynasty that gunpowder were really used for fire arms.

Gunpowder was probably used for the first time in Europe during the Battle of Crécy in 1346

Gunpowder was the first propellant used

It is not possible to say who first invented gunpowder. It was certainly used by the Chinese long before the west

The Chinese. They used it in their fireworks.

KNO3 is used in gunpowder, so yes a nitrate is in gunpowder.

gunpowder can be used for guns and fireworks

919 A.D. They first used it for cannons

Gunpowder is used in fireworks and smokeless powder, a variant of gunpowder, is used in guns.

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.

Actually, no. If my memory serves, the Mongolians were first to use gunpowder weaponry. The Europeans adopted this adaptation from them because of the Mongolians spanned an empire from East Asia to Eastern Europe. But I'm sure the Mongolians were the first to use gunpowder.

It was used to make fireworks, small bombs, explosives,firearms,and cannons .

Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese and came to Europe by the 1200's. So, it was used well before the Renaissance.

European explorers began to use gunpowder in order to take slaves captive. This was first done on the continent of Africa.

Gunpowder NEVER WAS used to make guns.

Gunpowder can be used to make a bomb. So unless you are licensed to be in possession of gunpowder, owning gunpowder is illegal.

I believe gunpowder may be used in fireworks

They used gunpowder for fireworks and weapons.

Records show that Gunpowder was being made in the Tower of London from as early as 1346. It wasn't until 1605 though that Guy Fawkes tried to blow up parliament with gunpowder.

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.

Firearms (guns using gunpowder) were first used in ancient China.

The Chinese were the first to invent gunpowder, although initially they only used it for entertainment, specifically in fireworks. as the inventors of gunpowder they are also believed to be the first to have turned it into cannons and early muskets. i think smith and western

Gun powder was "invented" in China. The Chinese first used it to make "firecrackers" for festivals & entertainment. Then, gun powder was put to use by Europeans to make "guns" fueled by gunpowder.

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