Inventions

          The inventions of the Han Dynasty are what have made China, China today. The Han Dynasty inventions were the the greatest inventions, not just in Chinese, but across the globe. The Hans invented many things including the magnetic compasses, loom, paper, the silk road, wheelbarrow, cast iron, hot air balloon, and the seismograph. The silk road was invented when the Hans invented silk and other dynasties wanted the silk so they made the silk road to trade silk. The invention of the silk road was invented in 206 BC - 24 AD. The invention of cast iron improved weapons, tools, and domestic wares. The invention of seismograph helped China with their big problem of earthquakes. In the Han Dynasty, Zhang Heng made the first seismograph in the world. The seismograph was invented in AD 132-1600. The invention of paper one of the greatest inventions. The earliest form of paper was in the Western Han Dynasty. The invention of the wheelbarrow is also very important. Zhuge Liang was the first man to invent the wheelbarrow. The wheelbarrow was invented in 220-280. The invention of the magnetic compass has helped the Chinese ships reach places they couldn't before. For example, the magnetic compass helped the ships reach the east coast of India for the first time. The magnetic compass was invented by the Hans in 1190. The invention of the loom was a big help for the set of the ton of the silk. The invention actually brought a great deal to the people of the Han Dynasty. The invention of the hot air balloon was invented by Zhuge Liang in the 2nd Centry BC. That is some facts and education of the inventions of the Han Dynasty.