Gunpowder on the Silk Road by Lin Myat Oo Nicky https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0 By Nicky 6A en-us 2020-05-07 07:53:22 UTC 2025-04-05 16:45:48 UTC hello@padlet.com Gunpowder nickylinmyatoo26 https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/556679133 2020-05-07 07:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/556679133 Where did gunpowder come from? nickylinmyatoo26 https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/556679529 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]]> 2020-05-07 07:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/556679529 Raw Materials nickylinmyatoo26 https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/556709994 1. Saltpeter (potassium nitrate) - 75%
2. Charcoal -
15%
3. Sulfur -
10%]]> 2020-05-07 08:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/556709994 Gunpowder on the Silk Road nickylinmyatoo26 https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/556727033 Gunpowder was traded west along the Silk Road.
Source of IMAGE: Research at Michigan State University]]> 2020-05-07 08:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/556727033 Ancient Gunpowder making nickylinmyatoo26 https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/557219310 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".]]> 2020-05-07 12:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/557219310 Sources about Raw materials: -https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/saltpeter-mining -https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/354207?journalCode=isis nickylinmyatoo26 https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/557244691 -https://www.worldcoal.org/coal/coal-mining]]> 2020-05-07 12:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/557244691 Where was this good valued during Silk Road? nickylinmyatoo26 https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/557565673 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]]> 2020-05-07 14:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/557565673 Who had a surplus of gunpowder? nickylinmyatoo26 https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/557587110 China had a surplus of gunpowder. Two inventions made from gunpowder are fireworks and fire cannons.
Source of IMAGE: Wikipedia]]> 2020-05-07 14:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/557587110 General Sources: nickylinmyatoo26 https://padlet.com/nickylinmyatoo26/6k2hrfurl601k7j0/wish/557878182
  • 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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