HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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for navigators to find direction out in the sea
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to locate the stars during night time
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to tell time throughout the day
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to decide the best location to build homes
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Detailed explanation-1: -People in ancient China discovered that if a lodestone was suspended so it could turn freely, it would always point toward the magnetic poles. Early compasses were used to choose areas suitable for building houses, growing crops, and to search for rare gems.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Chinese made the first compasses about 2, 500 years ago. To make a compass, the Chinese used a mineral called lodestone. They shaped the lodestone into the form of a spoon. They then placed the lodestone spoon on a flat plate made of bronze.
Detailed explanation-3: -Around 200 BCE, the Han dynasty in China produced the first-ever compass. It was used at the time by the Chinese for Feng Shui and later for building, farming and mining. These compasses contained naturally occurring magnetic mineral called magnetite.