HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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paper
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wheelbarrow
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compass
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Chinese invented gunpowder, mariner’s compass, water clock, water mill, wheelbarrow and umbrellas.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Four Great Chinese Inventions-papermaking, gunpowder, printing and the compass-have been fairly well known throughout China since the 1920s and are presumed to be the most important and top-ranking of all Chinese inventions.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Among the earliest inventions were the abacus, the sundial, and the Kongming lantern. The Four Great Inventions, the compass, gunpowder, papermaking, and printing – were among the most important technological advances, only known to Europe by the end of the Middle Ages 1000 years later.
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