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Chinese Inventions: From Compass to Paper Money

Explore ancient Chinese inventions that shaped the world, from the compass and movable type to gunpowder and paper money. Discover their impact on exploration, industry, military, everyday objects, and disease prevention.

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Chinese Inventions: From Compass to Paper Money

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  2. Exploration and TravelCompass • Early Chinese compasses were made of a rock called lodestone, which, when floating, points north-south. • The Chinese eventually replaced lodestone with steel needles.

  3. Compass • The compass still helps travelers navigate.

  4. Exploration and TravelCanal Lock • The canal lock allowed boats to pass from one level to another in a canal. • The canal lock could raise boats 100 feet above sea level.

  5. Canal Lock • Canal locks are still used on modern canals like the Panama Canal.

  6. IndustryMovable Type • Movable type uses a separate block for each character. • Printers made characters out of clay, baked them, and then placed them in an iron frame.

  7. Movable Type • Until recently, all newspapers, books, and magazines were printed using movable type.

  8. IndustryPorcelain • Porcelain is a form of pottery of great beauty that some historians think was developed in the first century C.E. • Porcelain was mass-produced.

  9. Porcelain • Fine dishes are still called “china” after fine porcelain.

  10. Military TechnologyGunpowder • The discovery of gunpowder made possible the development of powerful weapons. • Gunpowder may have been discovered by accident by people looking for a way to extend life.

  11. Gunpowder • Gunpowder changed the way wars were conducted around the world.

  12. Military TechnologyRockets • Rockets were first used in fireworks. • The Chinese made a two-stage rocket, with the first stage carrying the weapon over the enemy and the second stage dropping arrows.

  13. Rockets • The rockets we use to explore space are based on the same principles as ancient Chinese rockets.

  14. Everyday ObjectsPaper Money • Paper money replaced coins. • Paper money was printed with wood blocks using many colors on each bill.

  15. Paper Money • Paper money is the most common form of currency today.

  16. Everyday ObjectsMechanical Clock • The mechanical clock had a wheel that made one revolution every 24 hours. Dripping water turned it. • Every quarter hour drums would beat, and every hour a bell would chime so people knew what time it was.

  17. Mechanical Clock • Modern mechanical clocks are based on the same principles as early Chinese clocks.

  18. Disease PreventionSmallpox • The Chinese developed a way to inoculate people against smallpox. • They made a powder from the scab of an infected person and inserted it into the nose of the person who wanted protection.

  19. Smallpox • We have vaccines for many diseases.

  20. Additional Chinese Discoveries and Inventions • paddlewheel boats • playing cards • watertight compartments • segmental arch bridges • papermaking • woodblock printing • steel production • artillery shells • catapults • bombs • rifles • cannons • flamethrowers • disinfectants • boiling to kill germs

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