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Inventions & Innovations from China

Inventions & Innovations from China. How did the inventions and innovations affect life in Ancient China?. Date: 01.09.14 A 01.10.14 B. The Fall of India and India Writing Assessment. Warm Up : Mind Mining: Write down everything you know about the geography of China.

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Inventions & Innovations from China

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  1. Inventions & Innovations from China

  2. How did the inventions and innovations affect life in Ancient China? Date: 01.09.14 A 01.10.14 B The Fall of India and India Writing Assessment • Warm Up: • Mind Mining: Write down everything you know about the geography of China. • WIO: • Had you lived in Ancient China, which of these inventions/innovations would have had the greatest impact in your life? Why? *Minimum of 5 Sentences* Class Work: Warm-Up & Mind-Mining China Pre-Assessment China Video Inventions & Innovations Notes • HW: • Ancient India Writing Assignment (Stapled with G/O) Page 80 Page 81

  3. Military & National Defense • Body Armor • Was created from iron • The Great Wall of China • Building began in the 7th Century BCE and ended in the 17th Century CE • Provided protection to the Chinese people from Northern Invaders • The wall grew over time and was added onto • Gunpowder • Were able to use cannons on ships

  4. War Tactics • Changed from small platoons to large armies • Mass Production of Weapons • Utilized foot soldiers

  5. Farming & Agriculture • Created Levees to redirect water. • Redirects water • Cast Iron Plows for fields

  6. Sailing & Navigation • Waterways provided the best/easiest means of transportation. • Developed large scale boats for travel and trade. • Invented the compass

  7. Art & Writing • Created their own form of paper made from bamboo. • Before paper, the Chinese carved into bamboo and oracle bones. • Wood Block Printing • First to utilize porcelain for creating pottery.

  8. Silk • 1st to use silk for clothing. • Popular from trading with the West. • Opened up a trading route (Silk Road)

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