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Development of Technology in China. Writing (13 th - 14 th century). Silk or Bamboo Sheets Paper not used to write on Oracle Bones Used for writing texts on Cau Lun- Court Official. Farming . 6 th century neolithic farmers started to use: Foxtail & Broomcorn
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Writing (13th- 14th century) • Silk or Bamboo Sheets • Paper not used to write on • Oracle Bones • Used for writing texts on • Cau Lun- Court Official
Farming • 6th century neolithic farmers started to use: • Foxtail & Broomcorn • 3000 BCE- Sheep and Cattle (North) Cattle and Water Buffalo (South) • 1200 BCE- Horses and Chariots • The donkey was introduced to China by the Xiongnu
Rice Crops • Inventions: • Cannals • Pottery for holding water, and rice • Buckets • Fences • Tanks
*Row Cultivation* • Development of Tools: • Hoes • Rakes • Shovels • Hammers (Most were made of Wood and Bone) • 200 BCE- Seed drills • Not many people used seed drills
Food Preparation • Grains, millet, wheat, barley and vegetables were the main ingredients of food in China. • Hardly any meat, and NO dairy products • Fermented grains and millet • Royalty needed something to eat, and drink out of…
Bronze Working • Began around 1700 BCE • 10% tin and 90% copper • Royalty • Musicians and the Bronze Bells • People were buried with their bronze • The largest cauldron was 52” high and just under 2,000 lbs.
Pottery and Warfare • Clay from bronze emerged • Pots were made in two pieces and had to be melted together • Pottery made in mass amounts • Shing Workshops: • Jade, stone, bone, pottery, bronze • Two to three hundred people (late 5th Century) • 770-481 BCE- Soldiers had: • Chariot, ax, and spear • Warring States: • Soldiers started wearing leather • Crossbow, sword, calvary
Iron Production (4th Century BCE)&Luxury Goods • Had to be made in mass productions • “Left overs of Bronze” • 300 BCE- iron tools • Pots, Pans, Weapons Sold • Dinnerware • Silk (2000 BCE)
Constructions(Walls, Roads, Irrigation systems) • The Great Wall of China (350-290 BCE) • Shihuangdi and his soldiers • 3700 miles long • Straight Roads • 50ft wide • Pine trees every 32 ft • 5 main roads • One to the Gobi Desert • One 950 miles long to Yangtze Delta • All together 4,500 miles of road • 246 BCE- Zhengguo Canal Joins: • Xianyang and the Yellow River • 250 BCE- Li Bing and son (Dujiangyan) • 219 BCE- The “Magic Canal” Joins: • Xiang and LI