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Chinese Discoveries and Inventions: Enhancing Exploration and Industry

Explore how Chinese inventions such as the compass, papermaking, porcelain, steel, gunpowder, rockets, game cards, and clocks revolutionized exploration, industry, and daily life.

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Chinese Discoveries and Inventions: Enhancing Exploration and Industry

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  1. Chapter 17:Chinese Discoveries and Inventions Mr. Meza 7th Grade World History

  2. 1. How did the compass enhance exploration and travel? • Allowed sailors to make long voyages because they could figure out directions

  3. 2. What was the purpose of building ships with separate watertight compartments? ` • A leak would be isolated • Other compartments would not fill with water

  4. Chinese Invent Papermaking The Chinese invent the art of papermaking in by the 2nd century C.E. Papermaking spreads to Japan and Central Asia

  5. Consequence Printing Printing blocks (7th Century) Moveable printing (11th century)

  6. 3. When did the Chinese invent the art of papermaking? • By the second century

  7. 4. Where did papermaking diffuse to? • It spread to Japan and across central Asia • Reached Europe until about 1100 C.E

  8. 5. What would papermaking lead to? • A technique called woodblock printing

  9. 6. What is movable printing? • Individual characters made of wood or metal that can be arranged to create a printing job and then used over again

  10. Chinese Porcelain China produced some the finest porcelain in the world during the Medieval Times

  11. 7. What is mass produce? • To make quantities of an item by using standardized designs and dividing steps of production among the workers

  12. 8. How was work divided in the porcelain industry? • Wash the clay • Shape the dish, bowl, or base • Apply the glaze • Operate the kiln

  13. 9. How did Europeans begin to call fine dinnerware? • “China”

  14. Chinese Made Steel From Iron to steel

  15. 10. Why did Chinese decide to make steel? • Steel is stronger than iron

  16. Gunpowder

  17. 11. What is gunpowder? • An explosive powder made of saltpeter and other materials

  18. 12. What weapons were replaced after gun powder was introduced? • Crossbows • Swords • Spears

  19. 13. How did Chinese first use rockets? • They used them as fireworks

  20. 13. How did Chinese create game cards? • Printers used woodblock printing to make cards in thick paper

  21. 14. What are characteristics of the Chinese clock? • Were more accurate than other timekeeping devices • Resembled a compass

  22. 15. Why did Chinese monks believe in steaming clothing? • To prevent the spread of infection

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