Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese and came to Europe by the 1200's. So, it was used well before the Renaissance.
The use of gunpowder started in Europe during the late 13th century. It was Roger Bacon, who introduced gunpowder and in 1353 the first gunpowder cannon was invented by Berthold Schwarz.
Gunpowder is the first explosive substance mankind learned to use and was one of the four great inventions of ancient China. The Chinese used gunpowder as early as 800-1000 AD, for fireworks and later for weapons. It was not in widespread use in Europe until around the 1300s. Gunpowder reached Europe through the Silk Road trade.
gunpowder was first used in 919 in china :]:):]:)when a war was going off !!!and they used gun powder to defend back :)
Rockets were first used in Europe by the Venetian Republic during the Battle of Chioggia in 1378-1381 against the Republic of Genoa. The Venetians utilized gunpowder-filled rockets mounted on ships to defeat the Genoese fleet.
Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese and came to Europe by the 1200's. So, it was used well before the Renaissance.
The Chinese invented gunpowder and used it to power rockets hundreds of years ago. Then Marco Polo, from Europe, visited China, and told his fellow Europeans about the Chinese, their use of gunpowder and rockets. Then Europeans further developed gunpowder and rockets.The Chinese.
Gunpowder reached Europe through the rich Silk Road trade. The chemical formula for gunpowder and the refinement process reached Europe in completed form by the late 13th century. Roger Bacon, a renowned early European alchemist (1214 - 1292), set forth the marvels of the world; among them he listed the ingredients of gunpowder. With the ingredients of gunpowder revealed European scientists, inventors and alchemists were ready to improve gunpowder.
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Gunpowder was invented by the Ancient Chinese. Gunpowder came to Europe in the 1260s.
It is not possible to say who first invented gunpowder. It was certainly used by the Chinese long before the west