HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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wheelbarrow
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seismograph
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compass
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sailboat
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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: -The concept of zero was an Indian invention. The printing machine, gunpowder and the marine compass were all Chinese inventions. Q.
Detailed explanation-3: -China has been the source of many innovations, scientific discoveries and inventions. This includes the Four Great Inventions: papermaking, the compass, gunpowder, and printing (both woodblock and movable type).
Detailed explanation-4: -Many are surprised to realize that modern agriculture, shipping, astronomical observatories, decimal mathematics, paper money, umbrellas, wheelbarrows, multi-stage rockets, brandy and whiskey, the game of chess, and much more, all came from China-in additional to papermaking, printing, and gunpowder.
Detailed explanation-5: -Paper Making 105 A.C. Movable Type Printing 960-1279 AD. Gunpowder 1000 A.D. Compass 1100 A.D. Alcohol 2000 BC1600 BC. Mechanical Clock 725 A.D. Tea Production 2, 737 BC. Silk 6, 000 years ago. More items