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Gunpowder was traded west along the Silk Road.
Source of IMAGE: Research at Michigan State University

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Where was this good valued during Silk Road? 

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Where was this good valued during Silk Road? 

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Gunpowder was valued in Japan, Islam, and Europe (Rome), due to the scarcity of this good, until these countries soon realized the technology through the making of gunpowder.
Sources of IMAGES: Wikipedia and Britannica

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1. Saltpeter (potassium nitrate) - 75%
2. Charcoal -
15%
3. Sulfur -
10%

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http://en.chinaculture.org/library/2008-02/01/content_26504.htm

https://www.britannica.com/technology/gunpowder

https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/chinese-invention-gunpowder-explosives-and-artillery-and-their-impact-european-warfare

http://www.silkroadfoundation.org/artl/gun.shtml

https://www.ancient.eu/Silk_Road/

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-https://www.worldcoal.org/coal/coal-mining

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As ancient scientists in China tried to discover the medicine of eternal life, the ancient scientists failed to do so and ended up realizing that the unsuccessful creation "medicine of eternal life" was useful for other purposes, such as entertainment purposes and war purposes and this procedure was recorded by 960 CE.
Source of IMAGE: History of Fireworks

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China had a surplus of gunpowder. Two inventions made from gunpowder are fireworks and fire cannons.
Source of IMAGE: Wikipedia

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Gunpowder is created through the process where Sulfur is emitted from Pyrite, while Saltpeter (potassium nitrate) and Charcoal are received from mining, and are mixed together to form "Gunpowder".