The Shang dynasty (1600-1100BC)
the shang dynasty
no, the Shang dynasty invented chopsticks
Yes. They invented it in Shang Dynasty.
It is not known who invented them because they have had many forms over the years. Chopsticks have been used in China as early as the Shang dynasty (16th-11th Century BC), but they were used mostly for cooking. Chopsticks were used for cooking during the Han dynasty. However, during the Ming dynasty they were used in normal use.
Most chopsticks are made of "wood" or "plastic".
Unfortunately, historians do not know the exact person who invented chopsticks. However, the only thing they know about the inventor is that he/she originated from the Han Dynasty.
Early Man was the inventor of chopsticks. The early Chinese used sticks and branches to retrieve his food from the fire. There is evidence they were in widespread use by the Shang Dynasty 1766bc to 1122bc Confucius taught "The honorable and upright man keeps well away from the slaughterhouse and the kitchen. And allows no knives on his table." By 500bc chopsticks had spread from China to the surrounding countries of Korea, Japan and Vietnam
Some chopsticks are made of ivory, porcelain and other reusable materials. these can be washed and reused. Chopsticks made of wood cannot usually be reused as chopsticks, but they can be recycled as sources of wood fiber for paper making, or used as fuel in power or heat generation from waste.
Chopsticks
If the chopsticks are the disposable ones made out of wood, such as the ones found in some restaurants, then you could get a splinter.
Wood, bamboo or mostly plastic.
The English word for chopsticks is chopsticks.