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Made in China

Made in China. Four Great inventions: Paper ( 140 BC and 86 BC .) Printing ( 618 to 906 AD. ) Gunpowder ( around 850 AD. ) Compass( around 1040 AD. ). Paper. Paper is Stolen by Islam. The Battle of Talas (or Battle of Artlakh)

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Made in China

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  1. Made in China Four Great inventions: Paper (140 BC and 86 BC.) Printing (618 to 906 AD.) Gunpowder (around 850 AD.) Compass(around 1040 AD.)

  2. Paper

  3. Paper is Stolen by Islam • The Battle of Talas (or Battle of Artlakh) (怛羅斯會戰) (751 AD) conflict between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang Dynasty After the battle of Talas, knowledgeable Chinese prisoners of war were ordered to produce paper in Samarkand, or so the story goes.

  4. Printing

  5. Gunpowder Stolen by the Mongols

  6. Movement of GunpowderbyMongols

  7. Compass Sold on the Silk Road The use of a compass is recorded in Western Europe between 1187 and 1202

  8. The Silk Road

  9. Questions: Divide Lecture into Four Groups: • Paper • Printing • Gunpowder • Compass Which had the most affect on Human Civilization? One group speaker will present Which Invention crumbled the power of the Catholic Church in Europe?

  10. Buddhism to Japan Prince Shotoku took power from 593 to 622Prince Shotoku was impressed by Chinese culture • Japanese society to be more like the Chinese. • Shotoku opened a japanese embassy in China. • Prince Shotoku felt that the Chinese had good ethics. • Since prince Shotoku was impressed by Buddhism it spread to Japan

  11. Chinese Writing, Called Kanji in Japan was Borrowed from China 僕はアメリカのしゅっしんです Very Popular Tattoo Around The World

  12. European Colonial Domination(for trade/goods)

  13. Bone China(traditional Chinese goods)

  14. 1970’s Tin Toys

  15. Modern China

  16. Martial Arts Bruce Lee: He brought Martial Arts to the Western World

  17. Pollution: Growth Without Concern

  18. China’s Investment in the Future: • Global Warming: • China initiated a “Regional Cap and Trade” Policy” • Limit oil and coal use • Investing 65 Billion this year in cleaner energy sources to slow down global warming • United States invested 35 billion According to Anthony Leiserowitz: Yal eUniversity Project on Climate Change Communication

  19. Projected Rise of Sea Level 100 Meter Beijing underwater

  20. Good News:

  21. ConclusionChina’s role in the future China has a role to play as a cultural leader in mankind’s future, both enriching the world culturally and politically. • China and the U.S.A. are both economic partners and rivals, but it is through our mutual respect that we are economically moving mankind into the political quagmire of the future. • The choices China’s people make affects the whole world.

  22. America: Great Lakes on FIRE!!!Cause: Pollution 1970

  23. ConclusionChina’s role in the future China is an ancient civilization which has made many contributions to Human cultural advancement throughout its history. Question: Is the world culturally becoming smaller everyday? Answer: The world is too small, and is only a push of a bottom away. China has traditionally remained isolated from the world, safe behind its “Great Wall” and nestled in the middle kingdom, but it cannot remain isolated any longer. The choices China’s people make affects the whole world.

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