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Inventions of Ancient China

Inventions of Ancient China. This invention helps you find your way. Chinese fortune tellers used lodestones (a mineral composed of an iron oxide which aligns itself in a north-south direction) to construct their fortune telling boards.

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Inventions of Ancient China

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  1. Inventions of Ancient China

  2. This invention helps you find your way • Chinese fortune tellers used lodestones (a mineral composed of an iron oxide which aligns itself in a north-south direction) to construct their fortune telling boards. • Eventually someone noticed that the lodestones were better at pointing out real directions.

  3. Chinese Compass • They designed the compass on a square slab which had markings for the cardinal points and the constellations. The pointing needle was a lodestone spoon-shaped device, with a handle that would always point south.

  4. This invention was called flaming medicine • During the Han dynasty extensive research was done to try to find medicine that would allow people to live forever. • During this research alchemist were mixing different combinations of sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal. When they lit this substance, it exploded.

  5. Gunpowder • When it exploded it burnt their faces and hands and even burnt down their house. • They called this substance Huo Yao meaning flaming medicine. The discovery of gunpowder was accidental.

  6. This invention was made using tree bark, hemp or rags • The Chinese used this invention for creating landscape and figure paintings, windows, lanterns, umbrellas, and fans.

  7. Paper • One of China's greatest contributions to the world was the invention of paper. During the Han Dynasty (around 200 B.C.), the Chinese used plant materials and silk rags to make paper. They made durable, long-lasting paper by 105 A.D. This paper became the common form of writing materials for records and books.

  8. What invention makes things easy to carry? • General Liang was a general who used this invention to transport supplies to injured soldiers.

  9. The wheelbarrow • Chuko Liang (181-234 A.D.) of China is considered to be the inventor of the wheelbarrow. The Chinese wheelbarrows had two wheels and required two men to propel and steer.

  10. Which of these inventions do you think is the best or greatest invention? You must state your opinion. Give at least three reasons to support your opinion. Give a closing restating your opinion for why this is the greatest invention. Your turn!

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