四大发明英语幻灯片资料.ppt

Four Great Inventions of Ancient China Four great inventions of ancient China refers to having a great impact on the worlds four invention, is important to create the ancient Han Chinese working people. That papermaking, the compass, gunpowder, printing. This argument was firs proposed by the British sinologist Joseph Needham. These inventions spread to the West through various means , the development of the history of world civilization also had a great impact. Four great inventions of ancient China, formerly known as the compass Sinan. Is a tool used to indicate direction, is widely used in marine(陆战队), outdoor adventure and other fields. Back in ancient times has resulted in far-reaching impact on trade, war and cultural exchanges. Compass ancestor about in the Warring States period(战国时期). It is made ??with a lodestone(天然磁石). Looks like a spoon, round, can be placed on a smooth “turf“(地盘) and keep the balance, and can rotate freely. When its time to rest, spoon handle will point to the south. Song Dynasty (960 -1279 years) of Shen Kuo was the first accurate description of magnetic declination and the use made ??of magnetized needle in his 1088 writings “Dream Pool Essays” in the compass man. Zhu Yu (active in the 12th century) in its 1119 publication of Ping Chau to talk is the first one specifically mentioned the use of the compass at sea of people. A black or brown explosives(炸药) from potassium nitrate(硝酸钾), charcoal(木炭) and sulfur(硫) mechanical mixing. Initially were powdered. After generally made ??of different sized particles, the need for different purposes are not available. The use of smokeless powder in the past , has been used as the sole military propellant(推进物). Gunpowder was invented in Han Chinese alchemists Sui and Tang dynasties, dating back more than a thousand years. Research gunpowder began in ancient Taoist alchemy, and finally led to the invention of gunpowder. In the Song Dynasty,?war?after another?to promote