Ancient Chinese Inventions

Printing that uses individual pieces for each character.

• Movable type printing
• Compass printing
• Woodblock printing
• Piece printing

This was used to make the earliest printed book.

• Rudder
• Movable type printing
• Woodblock printing
• Coal

This helped sailors navigate.

• Rudder
• Compass
• Porcelain
• Silk Road

The trade route that connected China and Ancient Rome.

• The Silk Road
• The Cotton Trail
• The Sea Route
• The Great Canal

Ceramic used to make dishes, cups, and other items.

• Steel
• Porcelain
• Clay
• Bronze

The Chinese invention used to make weapons and fireworks.

• Gasoline
• Steel
• Gunpowder
• Coal

One legend says that the first ______ was a farmer's hat tied to a string.

• sail

• clock

• kite

• toothbrush

Before coins were invented, people

• traded goods with one another

• took all their food to the king

• used rocks and sticks

• none of the above

The Chinese began using flat metal ______ with holes in the center as coins.

• rocks

• diamonds

• wood

• discs

_________ comes from the cocoon of a silkworm.

• Kites

• Sugar

• Cotton

• Silk