SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Which was NOT an invention from China?
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Compass
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Gun powder
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Astrolabe
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Wood Block Printing
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Papermaking, printing, gunpowder and the compass-the four great inventions of ancient China-are significant contributions of the Chinese nation to world civilization.
Detailed explanation-2: -21. A circular astrolabe with a recessed enter and 12 Chinese cycle characters carved around the flat rim. An early astrolabe was invented during the Hellenistic period (c. 150 B.C.E.), supposedly by Hipparchus of Nicaea, and further developed around the world.
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