One reason it was developed was to give the Chinese the idea that the emperor was supreme and divine. The Egyptian Pharaoh had different gods and their own type of religion while the Chinese had the Buddha, but they both had their people work for the worship of their God/gods.
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Explanation:
BRITAIN AND FRANCE AS COLOMBUS WAS FROM PORTAGUESE,AND HE WAS A TRAVELLER.
AS WE KNOW BRITISHERS AND FRENCH WERE ALSO TRADERS AND TRAVELLERS SO THEY WANTED THAT THEY GET THE CREDIT OF INVENTION AND DISCOVER Y.AND YOU WILL SEE MOST OF THE CHEMICAL NAME HAD BEEN GIVEN BY BRITISHERS .