Contributions of ancient china to the world?

Answer 1

China was the first to introduce a complete school system, made several contributions toward the study of mathematics, invented the seismograph and the compassand developed iron and steel. Other Chinese inventions that have contributed to the development of all of civilization including paper, fireworks, and the small pox inoculation.

The Chinese began using paper, made from rice straw, for toilet purposes in the sixth century, AD. Also, the Chinese began to have a paper currency in the early 9th century.

The Chinese began to use wood block printing in the 7th century where the text is carved into the wood blocks which are then inked. A blank sheet of paper is placed over the inked block so that the image can be transferred to the paper.

The first known recipe for saltpetre, the principal ingredient of gunpowder, can be found in a Chinese military manual written by Wu Ching Tsung Yao from 1044 (Burke, 1978).

The ability to magnetize iron by placing it near a loadstone was known to ancient civilizations. But, it was the Chinese who applied this principle of magnetism to create the compass.

The next significant development was the use of a magnetized needle that was floated in a bowl of water on a piece of wood or suspended by a silk thread--these compasses were used by the 8th century in China.

Other contributions are the wheel barrow, grindstone, and the horizontal loom.

The Chinese contributed to education by introducing the first complete school system during the Western Zhou Dynasty during 1100-771 BC. The school system consisted of a seven-year junior level, followed by nine years of a senior level education. The educational system "was integrated with an official selection system." These schools served as training places for officials and were run by the local government.

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Answer 2

PAPER

For the nation that uses some 80,000 different symbols in their language, it was just natural to invent the paper. Papers were produced from 3 different kinds of sources, namely, the silk rags, wooden strips and bamboo, hemp or clothes. The ancient China also pioneered the concept of ink (206B.C.-A.D.220) and they were the first to invent printer (618-906A.D) and print a book (868 AD).

COMPASS

It was a tool that was invented to fulfill religious purposes. A compass was used to examine whether an under-construction building was facing the right direction so that it could be in perfect harmony with nature. For example, the scientists of ancient China believed; if the house faces north, the inhabitants will be perfectly getting along with the nature. The earliest compass made by the ancient Chinese inventors, resembled a wooden circle which had a number of marks on it along with a magnetic spoon on the top.

SILK

Probably the most significant contribution of the ancient china was the fine variety of silk that goes by the name of Chinese silk. The ancient Chinese were the one who taught the rest of the world how to harvest silk from silk worms. They also coined the techniques of creating clothes, fans, kites, paper, and many other articles from it.

Answer 3

1. Paper currency

2. Noodles (the basic ingredient for spaghetti)

3. Gunpowder

4. Silks, teas, spices for world trade

5. Ring Neck Pheasant for hunting (game bird)

The ring neck pheasant is so popular in the US, that at least one state has made it their "state bird"!

Some people in the US even believe that the pheasant is native to states that grow corn, such as Iowa.

Answer 4

China's contributions included giving porcelain (porcelain china) and cloth.

Answer 5

medicine -they started a practice of acupuncture

They also created the first seismograph

Answer 6

Well they invented paper.... all I can think of right now sorry.

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