HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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to interact with birds
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as a form of flying transport
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as weapons during war
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during wartime to send messages
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Detailed explanation-1: -* Answer: They were used as magical figures or “talismans” to avert evil spirits and as invocations for a rich harvest.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kite flying became a recreational game during the Song Dynasty (960-1278) and was spread to Europe in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).
Detailed explanation-3: -Records of kites are found very early in Chinese history, and it is prophetic that they were first used in warfare, specifically in military signaling. When messages had to be sent over dangerous country, brilliantly colored kites were flown high enough to be seen.
Detailed explanation-4: -Asia. Nearly 3, 000 years ago the kite was first popularized, if not invented, in China, where materials ideal for kite building were readily available: silk fabric for sail material, fine, high-tensile-strength silk for flying line, and resilient bamboo for a strong, lightweight framework.