WORLD HISTORY

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 birth of paper, as we know it today, took place under the Chinese Han Dynasty in AD 105. Ts’ai Lun, a court official, invented a papermaking process which primarily used rags (textile waste) as the raw material with which to make paper.

Detailed explanation-3: -Arguably the greatest achievement in all of Chinese history continued during the Han dynasty-the construction of the Great Wall of China. Originally begun during the Ch’in dynasty, Wu Ti restored the wall, and continued it another 300 miles into the Gobi Desert to protect against attacks from central Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -They are the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing. China held the world’s leading position in many fields in the study of nature from the 1st century BC to the 15th century AD, with the four great inventions having the greatest global significance.