One of the Ironies of China's Invention of Gunpowder Was

question 6

Multiple Choice

One of the ironies of China's invention of gunpowder was that

• A)they never figured out how to use it in weapons.
• B)they seem not to have thought of it as a weapon at first, and then other peoples used it against them.
• C)they believed the new invention would bring them great wealth, but the opposite happened.
• D)it seemed the use of gunpowder was instrumental in helping the British, rather than the Chinese, to conquer India.
• E)Europeans took their own gunpowder and used it against them in weapons.

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