Achievements of Imperial China

During which two dynasties did most of the advancements in technology take place?

• Qin and Song

• Tang and Song

• Ming and Yuan

• Sui and Xia

To navigate across the ocean, the Chinese invented the compass using

• alchemy

• astrology

• magnetism

• gravitation

The Chinese invented the ___________ to help travel on rivers faster.

• paddlewheel boat

• speed boat

• carvaels

• canoes

The Chinese developed the __________ to help level out canals.

• aqueducts

• dams

• canal locks

• segmental arches

Inventions such as paper, woodblock printing and the movable type contributed to

• restrictions on trade

• a new ruling dynasty

• the spread of learning

• the rise of social classes

The movable type was an advancement in printing for all of these reasons but

• it was easier

• it was faster

• it cost more

• it required less workers

The invention and use of ________ led to the first global trade economy.

• paper

• tea

• silk

• porcelain

The first invention to be mass-produced in China was

• tea

• porcelain

• bridges

• steel

________ is to make quantities of an item by using standardized designs and dividing steps of production among the workers.

• mass produce

• factory line

• assembly line

____________ was first made by alchemists who were trying to create a potion to make people live forever.

• rockets

• clocks

• gunpowder

• tea