Many Contributions There is no doubt that the Ancient Chinese were wise powerful and grew prosperous. Ancient China has played a significant part in many famous inventions that have had a major impact in our lives from day to day. How many of us have ever given a thought to those that have made our lives easier by their inventions? There are quite a few from the Ancient Chinese that I was not aware of and was amazed at how many of these we do use in our lives every day and never stop to think
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clocks‚ paper‚ pottery and crossbows. Well‚ I’m here to tell you that I believe that none of those above are the true top five achievements of ancient China in my version. I believe that the top five achievements of ancient china are printing‚ gunpowder‚ the mechanical clock‚ mass production and interchangeable parts. All five of these achievements were very important in their ancient age and even now‚ they show the same effects that shaped the world as it is. Printing. Now‚ many people believe
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O’Dell Holliday Humanities Vol. 1 Ancient Chinese Contributions Ancient China provided a great many inventions and contributions to the world. I will attempt to narrow it down to eight or ten examples. Cast iron was invented between the late 4th century BC and the early 5th century BC (Zhou dynasty). The process was created by melting pig iron. The blast furnace was used for smelting iron ore and coke (a high carbon fuel)‚ charcoal or anthracite (a type of coal). Limestone
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also given certain material goods or inventions or discoveries” (Bodde‚ n.d). Many of Ancient China’s inventions and contributions have shaped the way we live today. While gunpowder‚ porcelain‚ Chaulmoogra oil‚ and the story of Cinderella have been important contributions in the growth of the world‚ paper‚ printing capabilities‚ the compass‚ and the civil service exam are considered by me to be the most useful innovations to come from Ancient China. One invention that has greatly contributed to the
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to damage large groups at a time. Not only that‚ but the locations of battles had to be changed because of weapons with gunpowder‚ completely changing strategy and increasing casualties. Gunpowder continues to be used in modern times‚ in similar ways that they were used in China‚ such as fireworks shows and powerful ballistic weapons. Printing was also a revolutionary invention which allowed information to spread more quickly than it would by spoken word. The first method of printing was developed
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profound effect on warfare. The invention of the printing press in Europe would cause innumerable changes to society boosting literacy rates and helping supporting the intellectual renewal of Europe. Oil painting techniques became widely adopted forming the bases of Venetian style painting while also allowing paintings to survive to the present day because of increased durability. Our first example of technological diffusion is the firearm whose vital component‚ gunpowder‚ made its way to Europe sometime
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The inventions of China shaped the world we live in today‚ no matter what country you live in. From silk‚ to gunpowder‚ to paper‚ and even agricultural advances all stem from China. Even smaller‚ personal convenience items‚ such as the bristle toothbrush‚ umbrellas‚ and the compass were invented by these brilliant people. The mulberry silk worm has brought much wealth to the country of China and created a material that is like no other. The method of creating silk was a well-kept secret by the
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During the years 960-1279 AD the great Song dynasty ruled China. The song dynasty would be the most ideal place to live because of its inventions‚ achievements and government. The first reason that the Song dynasty would be the best is its inventions. First is its gunpowder‚ gunpowder was important if there was war so they could protect their kingdom. Next is the paper money it was important so they could keep track of how much they could spend instead of trading. And last is movable type writing
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The Silk Road began during the Han Dynasty in China. “ The network was used regularly from 130 B.C.E.‚ when the Han officially opened trade with the west‚ to 1453 C.E.‚ when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with the west and closed the routes.” This text states that the Silk Road lasted about 1583 years. The Chinese started using the Silk Road to mainly transport and trade their precious silk. It ran from China to the Mediterranean Sea. It branched out and extended in many different ways all across
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compression refrigeration‚ various textile machinery‚ and perhaps his longest lasting invention‚ the high-pressure steam engine. His design would be used in locomotives that would become crucial to both the American and global Industrial Revolutions. Evans was born in 1755. Coincidentally‚ this was the same year that Josiah Hornblower built the first steam engine in what would become the United States. It was the very invention Evans would rise to improve upon. He was a millwright by choice and blood‚ but
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