Ancient Chinese Inventions

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

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

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 Hagia Sophia and Angkor Wat

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

• Telescope

• Silk material

• Printing Press

• Cotton gin

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

• Printing, silk, kites, and fireworks

• Gunpowder, paper, printing, and the compass

• Compass, paper, telescope, and the cotton gin

• Printing, kites, seismograph, and gunpowder

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

• Silk

• A cure for the Black Plague

• 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

• The roots of the silk plant

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

• As a child`s game for the young emperor

• To keep the army straight during battles

• For city planning

• To help when lost in the woods

• For drawing straight lines

Which of the following was a use for gunpowder?

• Fireworks

• Guns

• Bombs

• Rockets

• All of the above

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

• Silk Sails

• Boat rudder

• Iron casting

• Compass

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 gun powder

• The process for making cast iron

• How to make a printing press