Spread of Gunpowder and Compass

1100 CE · science

Inventions developed in China, such as gunpowder and the compass, spread over time to a wide geography through the trade routes.

Gunpowder gained increasing importance in military use, and the magnetic compass in seafaring and navigation. The spread of these technologies is regarded as part of a long-term process that led to marked changes both in methods of warfare and in long-distance sea voyages.

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What was Spread of Gunpowder and Compass?
Inventions developed in China, such as gunpowder and the compass, spread over time to a wide geography through the trade routes.
When did Spread of Gunpowder and Compass happen?
1100 CE