Ancient Chinese Artifacts

What are two of the great feats of civil engineering accomplished by the engineers of Ancient China? 

• The Pyramids and the Sphinx Aqueducts and the Colosseum 
• The Great Wall and the Grand Canal 
• The Taj Mahal and the Panama Canal
• The Hagia Sophia and Angkor Wat 

What important invention did the Ancient Chinese invent before Johannes Gutenberg did in Europe? 

• Gunpowder
• Telescope 
• Silk material 
• Printing Press 

What are considered the four great inventions of the Ancient Chinese civilization? 

• Gunpowder, paper, printing, and the compass
• Compass, paper, telescope, and the cotton gin
• Wheelbarrow, boat rudder, matches, and acupuncture 
• Printing, kites, seismograph, and gunpowder

What did ancient Chinese chemists discover when trying to find the Elixir of Immortality? 

• Silk 
• Paper 
• Gunpowder
• How a compass works 

What important ingredient was used by the Ancient Chinese to make silk? 

• The cocoons of silkworms 
• The webs of silk spiders 
• The leaves from the silk tree
• A special silk mineral found in mines throughout China 

What was the main use of the compass when it was first invented?

• As a child`s game for the young emperor 
• For city planning 
• To keep the army straight during battles 
• To help when lost in the woods 

Which of the following was a use for gunpowder? 

• Fireworks 
• Guns
• Bombs 
• All listed 

What invention allowed the Ancient Chinese to build huge ships well before the rest of the world? 

• Silk Sails 
• Compass 
• Boat rudder 
• Iron casting 

What invention did the Chinese keep secret from the rest of the world for hundreds of years? 

• The process for making silk 
• The process for making gunpowder 
• The process for making paper 
• The process for iron casting

How were kites first used by the Ancient Chinese? 

• As a toy for young children 
• A way to celebrate at festivals 
• A way to move things to the top of the Great Wall
• As signal warnings for the army