Chinese Inventions

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First use of the compass in ancient China?

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For Feng Shui practices

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Earliest compasses were made from?

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Lodestones

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Sailors navigated using landmarks and stars before the compass.

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Landmarks and stars

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Gunpowder's first use in China?

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Weapons

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When was paper first invented?

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Between 200 BCE and 100 CE

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Main materials for the first paper?

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Tree bark and plant fibers

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Major advantage of paper over previous materials?

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Easily carried.

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Inspired by Chinese wood block printing, who invented the printing press?

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Johannes Gutenberg

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Key tool of the Age of Discovery?

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The compass

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Ancient civilizations used before paper:

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Clay tablets and wood blocks