WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

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Which artistic material was invented during the Han dynasty?
A
ink
B
paper
C
books
D
paint
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Paper and printing were among the most important Chinese inventions, and changed the world. Paper was invented around 100 CE, during the Han dynasty, when the national civil service was set up. The first paper was made from rags, but later plant materials were used, such as bark, hemp, and bamboo.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the Han Dynasty, due to its rapid economic and cultural development, oracle bones, bamboo and silk were far from adequate to meet people’s needs, which resulted in the improvement of a writing medium. The invention of paper is a symbol of advanced science and technology in ancient China.

Detailed explanation-3: -Perhaps the most remarkable example of jade art of the Han Dynasty were the custom-made jade suits, stitched together using gold wire, designed to enclose the bodies of some members of the imperial family and protect them against evil spirits in the afterlife.

Detailed explanation-4: -The earliest form of paper first appeared in the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-23AD), but the paper was generally very thick, coarse and uneven in their texture, made from pounded and disintegrated hemp fibers.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Invention of Paper. The Suspension Bridge. Deep Drilling. The Wheelbarrow. The Seismograph. The Blast Furnace. The Adjustable Wrench. The Moldboard Plow. More items •20-Sept-2019

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