Chinese Inventions Introduction  Ancient Chinese were great inventors  Invented wheelbarrow, seismoscope, paper, printing, umbrellas, kites, fishing reels, mechanical clocks, waterwheels, gunpowder & fireworks  Also found a way to better irrigate their crops  Made the great “Four Great Inventions,” the compass, gunpowder, papermaking & printing The Inventions Compass  Chinese discovered that a lodestone (magnetic stone) is attracted to iron  Used that theory to make the first compass  Made it in many different forms  Imprecise  One of the forms was if you attach a lodestone to a wooden stone and float it in the water, the fish points south  Invented in China around AD1-100  At first used as a planning aid to ensure new houses faced in correct direction  The correct direction was one in harmony with nature  Later used to plot courses on long sea voyages Wheelbarrow  First used to carry loads for farming  Did not look like modern day one, but it made moving loads easier  Invented in AD100  Then, they invented a model with large center wheel  Could bear great weights  Became a form of transport  Pushed by muscle power  The model for transport was called a lu che barrow  For rich families Seismometer  A device for recording earthquakes & tremors  China is a land full of earthquakes & a scientist named Zhang Heng invented the seismometer  It was a pot with artificial dragon’s attached to it  On the bottom were frogs with mouths wide open  When there was earthquakes, balls from the dragon’s mouth fell into the frog’s mouth  The balls fell from the dragons facing the direction of where the
The main portion of the wall as we know it was started by the Ming emperors starting in the 14th century CE. Using bricks and stone, the new wall was stronger than prior structures that were made of wood and packed dirt. (Rosenberg) Although numerous other civilizations had built walled cities, barriers and other fortifications, The Great Wall is easily the most recognizable and impressive example of a fortification. The massive structure snakes across the Chinese landscape, passing through nine cities and provinces. The construction of The Great Wall was one of the crowning achievements of the ancient Chinese.
Ancient Civilizations and Their Inventions Ancient cultures have shaped who we are today. A lot of the inventions they created thousands of years ago we still use today in our everyday lives. By being aware of the lives and the creations of our ancestors, we can better understand our place in the world. What we would do without these inventions is unimaginable. Three of the major ancient civilizations that created important inventions are the Sumerians, the Chinese, and the Egyptians.
Something that I didn’t know was, they invented the rudders on a ship. This invention was also made around the time of 202 A.D – 220 B.C. It was made to help steer this ship. It also allowed ships to sail into the wind. Ancient Chinese also invented the harness for horses in 220A.D.
Imperialism became a huge component of China’s history, from 1839 to 1935. China responded to it through various rebellions and wars, reform and modernization, and by developing a united front. Numerous rebellions and wars came as a result of imperialism in China. The first war event that took place was the Opium War. Early in the nineteenth century, the British had gained great influence and rule over China, for it was more modernized and developed, and consequently had more power.
In the ancient time, about 10000 B.C. China, just like other civilizations, was ruled by many different patriarchal clans. This is the first stage of the prehistoric culture of China. However, in the ruins of the clans during that time, people discovered a sign of distribution. The amount of bones and debris they found in most of the households are similar.
Buddha’s main teachings were the four noble Truths, Nobel eightfold path and nirvana. These teachings are significant in history today because these are applied to our everyday lives. Mauryan Dynasty a powerful empire who created the first large state in India where their major source of revenue was trade and commerce. The Mauryan dynasty unified much of the Indian subcontinent through trunk roads similar to our own road systems. Confucius/Confucianism is the term used for those who participate in Confucious’s thought.
Durable Items: * Lions, peacocks, elephants, camels and horses * Perfumes, ivory, jewels and glassware * Chinese inventions of gunpowder, papermaking and printing * Farming and smelting technology * Furs * Ceramics, lacquer and bamboo wares * Ironware, gold and platinum, bronze mirrors * Medicinal herbs and drugs * Chinese Coinage Most goods were bartered, but the Chinese used coinage. 2 Types of Coinage: 1. Knife Money Knife money is the oldest form of hard currency in China. It is blade-like in shape. It always had a hole in the middle blade, as well as hand-carved inscriptions that detailed the coin’s origin and trading value.
New Product Proposal – Herbalicious Jelly Milk Tea Prepared for: MGMT 423 – New Product Development Prepared by: Yan Li, Ao Luo, Yanruo Liu Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 1 Introduction As one of the oldest cradles of civilization in the world, China has more than 5000 years of history and its very unique culture. Traditional Chinese medicine, which includes various forms of herbal medicine, is one of the most important elements in Chinese culture. Different from modern Western medicine which is more evidence based, Chinese medicine is more experience based and individualized. The concepts of traditional Chinese medicine focus on the harmonious interaction of functional entities in the human body and improve health in a long term. Instead of chemical ingredients in the Western medicine which have side-effect to the human body, Chinese medicine is milder and less harmful to human body.
INTRODUCTION 1 As the world's oldest continuos civilisation, the Chinese can be justly proud of their achievements. Early creation of a written language, development of elaborate techniques of silk - weaving, wet rice cultivation, invention of the compass and gun powder are but a few of the more outstanding of these accomplishments. For some 3000 years, China has been one of the main centres of the world. Rivalled for sheer power and sophisticated living only by the Roman imperial colossus, China's civilisation exerted political and cultural influence throughout one of the few heavily populated regions of the world at the beginning of the Christian era.. In subsequent centuries new empires rose and fell in many parts of the globe, while the nature of civilisation underwent successive changes.