No one knows exatly but it was either natives or the chinese.
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The ancient Egyptians used boats on the Nile river, but the Chinese were the first to use ocean going ships, around the beginning of the 15th century.
The Chinese invented the Rudder.it was invented by the Chinese
Germany invented Chinese Checkers not the Chinese.
how was because they had built larger ships
They had difference ships. The chinese had much better ships than the Europeans
Ships go back into history for thousands of years. Ancient Egypt had boats, the Vikings, ancient Chinese had war ships with flame throwers in the bow. The Romans had war ships, and the Greeks had ships for trade. Ships and boats use goes so far back in time that it is impossible to know who invented them.
abacus the Chinese invented it
The Chinese invented Gunpowder
The Italian invented Chinese food.
George Gao has invented the Chinese Pipa.