Chinese Society

In Chinese Society, what were 'junks'?

• a type of wooden mast on a boat

• huge carriages

• huge ships

• a type of metal hinge that supports a structure on a ship

'watertight' means...

• shifting cargo so it does not get wet

• protecting produce from water

• repairing damaged compartments

• a space where water does not enter

a device magnetized metal part that helps with location

• scale

• barometer

• compass

• windmill

What advantage did compasses give Chinese society?

• travel further distances and began trade

• they understood the sea

• they used them in farming

• it helped in the developement of block-printing

It was invented in 105.

• block-printing

• paper

• compasses

• books

Read the definiton: "a piece of wood was carved with information, covered in ink, and finally pressed on paper."

What is this process called?

• movable types

• press

• block-printing

• block pressure

What results came from a new way of printing?

• Books were cheaper

• Blocks were not carved any more

• Literacy increased

• All of the options.

Writing + publishing =

• education increased

• technology became more expensive

• difficult to learn how to read Chinese

• more people learned how to speak Chinese

Gunpowder was used to make:

• fireworks

• bombs

• rockets

• all of the options

Firstly, gunpowder was used for

• fireworks

• bombs

• rockets

• light houses