1. Gunpowder By Preethi Umashanker and Liv Gutenshwager

2. a description and explanation of Gunpowder The inventions of gunpowder accidentally came about when Chinese alchemists tried to make an elixir of immortality The inventions of gunpowder accidentally came about when Chinese alchemists tried to make an elixir of immortality Scientists made gunpowder by mixing sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter (potassium nitrate) Scientists made gunpowder by mixing sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter (potassium nitrate) The reason gunpowder explodes is because it burns very fast, and when it burns it gives off gases that are bigger than the original powder The reason gunpowder explodes is because it burns very fast, and when it burns it gives off gases that are bigger than the original powder

3. How did this innovation help/change China? The Chinese were able to use it in bombs, grenades, rockets, and fireworks The Chinese were able to use it in bombs, grenades, rockets, and fireworks They used it in the military They used it in the military It helped them fight off their most formidable opponents It helped them fight off their most formidable opponents They also used it in religious ceremonies They also used it in religious ceremonies The crackling made by the (small) explosions helped drive bad spirits away The crackling made by the (small) explosions helped drive bad spirits away

4. How is Gunpowder relevant to the modern world? Gunpowder was one of the greatest inventions ever! Gunpowder was one of the greatest inventions ever! We wouldn't have any sort of explosives, guns, bombs, anything! We wouldn't have any sort of explosives, guns, bombs, anything!

5. Sources Sources #1: "Firearms." Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Ed. Joseph R. Strayer. Vol. Supplement. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004. Gale World History In Context. Web. 18 Sept. 2010. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displa yGroupName=K12- Reference&prodId=WHIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|BT 2353702615&mode=view http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displa yGroupName=K12- Reference&prodId=WHIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|BT 2353702615&mode=view Source #2 "The Invention of Gunpowder and Its Introduction Into Europe." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale, 2001. Gale World History In Context. Web. 19 Sept. 2010. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displa yGroupName=K12- Reference&prodId=WHIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|C V2643450159&mode=view http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displa yGroupName=K12- Reference&prodId=WHIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE|C V2643450159&mode=view Source #3 Szczepanski, Kallie. "Invention of Gunpowder." About.com. 20 September 2010.

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