The GunpowderThe Gunpowder

ByBy Jaime Cervera Jaime Cervera

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Who invented it?Who invented it? AdvantagesAdvantages DisadvantagesDisadvantages The powderhornThe powderhorn The fire-weaponsThe fire-weapons

Who invented the Who invented the gunpowder?gunpowder?

The gunpowder was invented by the The gunpowder was invented by the chineese people in the year 850chineese people in the year 850

Gunpowder is considered one of the Gunpowder is considered one of the most important invents of Ancient most important invents of Ancient China (with the paper, the compass China (with the paper, the compass and printing)and printing)

Advantages of the Advantages of the gunpowdergunpowder

Gunpowder can be used for make Gunpowder can be used for make fireworks by mixing with some chemical fireworks by mixing with some chemical compoundscompounds

It was a way for killing many enemies at It was a way for killing many enemies at the same time. So thanks to gunpowder the same time. So thanks to gunpowder chineese could win many warschineese could win many wars

DisadvantagesDisadvantages

It was dangerous even for the men It was dangerous even for the men that used itthat used it

Charge the fire-weapon was a very Charge the fire-weapon was a very slow processslow process

The powderhornThe powderhorn

The powderhorn was the place in The powderhorn was the place in wich the gunpowder was savedwich the gunpowder was saved

There were many posible sizes of There were many posible sizes of powderhorns. The propper size was powderhorns. The propper size was selected depending on the fire-selected depending on the fire-weapon.weapon.

The fire-weaponsThe fire-weapons

The tecnology has The tecnology has permited human permited human being to change being to change their first their first rudimentary fire-rudimentary fire-weapons to weapons to modern amodern a