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What effects did technology have on the Ancient Chinese Culture?. Essential Question:. What impact did the invention of the compass have on Ancient China’s culture? Which inventions most effected domestic and industrial technology? What inventions most improved farming in Ancient China?

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  1. What effects did technology have on the Ancient Chinese Culture? Essential Question:

  2. What impact did the invention of the compass have on Ancient China’s culture? • Which inventions most effected domestic and industrial technology? • What inventions most improved farming in Ancient China? • Why was the seismograph such an important invention? • What invention helped the most with the defense of Ancient China? Unit Questions:

  3. Technology in Ancient China DeShana McLemore

  4. The Compass • Medical Advancements • Farming Inventions • The Seismoscope • Military Inventions Topics: Ancient China

  5. What impact did the invention of the compass have on Ancient China’s culture? The Compass

  6. Magnetite – aligns in North/South Pattern • Scientists learned to "make magnets“ • Original dates back to the 3rd Century. • first used in Feng Shui • 1000 AD – navigational compasses on ships The Compass

  7. Which inventions most effected domestic and industrial technology? Domestic and Industrial Technology

  8. Lacquer - 206 BC - 220 AD • Paper - invented 2nd century BC • Matches – invented in 577 AD • Printing -1st book was printed 868B.C. • Paper Money - in the 800’s BC • Silk – invented in 552 A.D Domestic and Industrial Technology

  9. What inventions most improved farming in Ancient China? Farming Related Inventions

  10. Crops in Rows: • Invented in the sixth century BC • Increase growing time and crop size • Allowed crops to grow larger • Allowed wind through the crops • The Winnowing Fan • Invented in the second century BC • Separated husks and stalks from grain Farming Related Inventions

  11. Iron Plow • Invented in the fourth century BC • Had a strong square frame • Had an adjustable strut • Wheelbarrow • Invented in the first century BC • Allowed people to carry more Farming Related Inventions

  12. Yoke • A stick worn across the shoulders • Had baskets attached to each end • Allowed people to carry more Farming Related Inventions

  13. Why was the seismograph such an important invention? The Seismograph

  14. "A copper kettle with a diameter of six feet hid and protected the mechanism inside. Eight dragon heads were placed at regular intervals around the outside of the kettle. Each dragon held a metal ball between its movable jaws. Eight toads, cast in bronze, on the floor opened their mouths in the direction of the dragons. If an earthquake struck the locality of the kettle, the dragon that was looking in the direction of the oncoming wave opened its mouth. The ball fell into the toad's mouth, a bell rang, and the dragon's jaws snapped shut." The Seismoscope

  15. What invention helped the most with the defense of Ancient China? Military Inventions

  16. Gun Powder • Invented as an elixir for immortality • Made war less painful • Flame Thrower • Allowed soldiers to be farther from war Military Inventions

  17. Yo-yo • First invented as weapon, then toy • Rocket • Looked like a firework • forerunner surface-skimming naval rockets Military Inventions

  18. http://www.kinabaloo.com/chinese_culture_10.html Chinese Materials • http://library.thinkquest.org/23062/ Chinese Inventions • http://socyberty.com/history/10-best-inventions-of-the-ancient-chinese/ Chinese Inventions Resources

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