The Invention Of Gunpowder

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What do you think of when you hear and or say “gunpowder”? Well, you might say to make bullets heat or burst, but did you know it was a mistake when the chinese discovered it. “Gunpowder” was used to trade for different kinds of supplies. There has been numerous items,inventions, and ideas that have been traded along The Silk Road that affect our life today such as gunpowder,paper,and the compass. Gunpowder has several low explosive powders in it and the main powder is gunsand. Gunsand is used for when the guns bullet shoots out it’s to give it an extra boost.

The first gunpowder was black powder which is mainly saltpetre. Black powder is thought to be discovered in china. Without gunpowder we wouldn’t be able to protect our country or protect

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