Chinese Inventions_quiz

The skillful transformation of ordinary clay into beautiful objects

• junk
• porcelain
• iron
• steel

People prize porcelain today because...

• it is both strong and delicate.

• it is used to make teacups.

• it is made only in China.

• it was first made in Europe.

_______ is the second most popular drink in the world. The first is water.

• tea
• gunpowder
• alchemy
• junk

At first, Chinese people mostly used ________ to help with digestive and nerve problems.

• iron
• compass
• tea
• moveable type

To meet China’s demand for ______, plantations covered the south during the Song Dynasty.

• tea
• steel
• gunpowder
• porcelain

Every Chinese social group and class built special ______ for themselves.

• teahouses
• guns
• paper
• compasses

After "discovering" paper, the Chinese made the first _______.

• toilet paper
• painting
• written text by humans
• Bible

The Chinese invention that helped people navigate long distance across the sea was the...

• paddlewheel boat.

• compass.

• segmental arch bridge.

• canal lock.

The magnetic compass

• led to long distance sea voyages
• was built from charcoal and clay
• used a magnetic needle
• a and c

When the Chinese learned to magnetize steel, they made better ______________.

• rockets
• coins
• compasses
• guns