(四川)四川省某中学2014-2015学年高中英语 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions The four great inventions of Ancient China素材 新人教版选修8.docVIP

The four great inventions of Ancient China The four great inventions of Ancient China were papermaking, commercial printing, gunpowder, and the compass. Papermaking Even before there was paper, the Ancient China already has its way of writing down its characters by way of carving on pottery, stones and animal bones, on bamboo or wooden strips and silk. They even cast their characters on bronzes. However, these proved to be too heavy or too expensive for the Chinese to use in corresponding with others. Hence, paper was invented. Proper paper was first discovered in Gansu Province. It was