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Other countries caught up to china and later surpassed them long after their revolutionary inventions

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Swords where effective, but China had a lot of long ranged weaponry

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Iron was used a lot later than other countries, the reason is because they could sharpen bronze better

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Guns were very large, not even resembling modern guns

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The warring states period was a time when china was divided into eight states that had wars very often.

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China was raided a multitude of times, so the great wall was built to scare of enemies and protect China

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The Terra-Cotta Army is hundreds of clay, lifelike soldiers protecting the first emperor of china.

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At first bronze was only used for royalty and weaponry, bet eventually the public got access.

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China was the first country to use guns

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Sometimes weapons were beautifully decorated

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A favorite weapon in ancient china

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A Dao is a one sided blade that is usually three feet long,

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During the Waring States period leather scales was used as armor

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Gold was used to decorate everything from chariots to infantry

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Swords were not very effective in ancient China.

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They were usually meticulously decorated

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Was China the first country to use them. If so, how big of an a effect did this have on ancient China

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Armor advanced in china relatively quickly

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China invented guns in the 10th century.

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The magnetic compass was an extremely important invention that was invented by China.