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Discovering Chinese Technology
Ancient Chinese ingenuity lead to the
development of new products and
processes. Through cultural connections,
these new innovations eventually reached
reached the West and changed European
practices.
Discovering Chinese Technology
Activity
Each student or team chooses a piece of the puzzle.
Use the Internet to find our about Ancient Chinese Inventions.
Be ready to share your piece in information with the class.
On your worksheet, record the following information:
1. When was it invented?
2. Where was it invented?
3. Who invented it?
4. What did the Chinese use it for?
5. How did the invention reach the European world?
Blast Furnace
Movable Type
Rocket
Kite
Paper
Abacus
Gunpowder
Printing Press
Wheelbarrow
Compass
Paper Money
Helicopter Rotor
Umbrella
Matches
Mold Board Plow
Silk
Seismograph
Chinese Inventions
Abacus
Moveable type
Blast furnace (cast iron)
Paper
Compass
Paper money
Gunpowder
Printing Press
Helicopter rotor
Rockets
Kite
Seismograph
Matches
Silk
Moldboard plow
Umbrella
Wheelbarrow
Putting the Pieces Together©
Designed by Martha Green, MEd.
Education Coordinator
Office of International Outreach
Texas A&M University
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