CHINESE INVENTIONS Fresno Unified School District中国的发明弗雷斯诺学区.ppt

CHINESE INVENTIONS Please refer to page 174 in your text. PAPER When: Han Dynasty Importance: cheap and easy way of keeping records -made printing possible PORCELAIN When: Tang Dynasty Importance: thin beautiful type of pottery -in West known as China WOODBLOCK PRINTING When: Tang Dynasty Importance: entire page carved into a woodblock - ink put on block and pressed on paper to copy drawings or words GUNPOWDER When: late Tang and early Song Dynasties Importance: used to make fireworks, signals, small bombs, and rockets -changed war MOVABLE TYPE When: Song Dynasty Importance: letters and characters that could be rearranged to print books MAGNETIC COMPASS When: began in Han -Improved in Tang Dynasty Importance: used to show direction -allowed sailors and merchants to travel great distances PAPER MONEY When: Song Dynasty Importance: lighter and easier to handle than coins -helped manage growing wealth DRAGONBONE PUMP When: Song Dynasty Importance: portable new irrigation device -allowed one person to do work of several REVIEW QUESTIONS The dragonbone pump was invented during the Song Dynasty. What does the dragonbone pump do? A. helps doctors treat bone illnesses B. helps pump water out of flooded basements C. allows one man to scoop water from one place and dump it in another D. automatically pumps arrows through a long tube REVIEW QUESTIONS Woodblock printing allowed the Chinese to A. copy and print texts or drawings very quickly and in large quantities. B. invent a written language. C. communicate with foreign travelers. D. create a new form of artistic expression. REVIEW QUESTIONS