Chinese Inventions & Contributions

This fabric comes from the cocoon of a small bug

• cotton

• silk

• denim

• polyester

This popular drink has different names depending on the route it took to get to you

• tea

• coffee

• water

• kool-aid

This material was only available from China before the Europeans copied it in 1709

• tea

• silk

• porcelain

• kites

The Chinese invented this material about 105 BC.

• clay

• gun powder

• silk

• paper

The Chinese invented both the movable type and block version of this

• paper

• printing

• porcelain

• silk

This was not used for weaponry by the Chinese people initially

• guns

• cannons

• Bows and Arrows

• gun powder

Kites were NOT used for this

• Fishing

• Surfing

• Sending Messages

• Recreation

This was invented around 1,000 AD by the Chinese for navigation

• Star charts

• Compass

• GPS

• Tour guides

Early versions of these were invented by the Chinese and created using block printing

• books

• playing cards

• newsletters

• stamps

Silk from China was usually headed to this destination along the Silk Road

• Austrailia

• South America

• Rome

• United States