5.2 Chinese Inventions

Which definition best matches the vocabulary word, porcelain?

• to move

• made from clay and baked at high temperatures, used to make pots, dishes, bowls, vases and other items.

• the supply of water to land or crops to help with growth

• a way for accomplishing something

• a way of writing artistically and beautifully

Which definition best matches the vocabulary word, transfer?

• to move

• made from clay and baked at high temperatures, used to make pots, dishes, bowls, vases and other items.

• the supply of water to land or crops to help with growth

• a way for accomplishing something

• a way of writing artistically and beautifully

Which definition best matches the vocabulary word, calligraphy?

• to move

• made from clay and baked at high temperatures, used to make pots, dishes, bowls, vases and other items.

• the supply of water to land or crops to help with growth

• a way for accomplishing something

• a way of writing artistically and beautifully

Which definition best matches the vocabulary word, irrigation?

• to move

• made from clay and baked at high temperatures, used to make pots, dishes, bowls, vases and other items.

• the supply of water to land or crops to help with growth

• a way for accomplishing something

• a way of writing artistically and beautifully

Which definition best matches the vocabulary word, method?

• to move

• made from clay and baked at high temperatures, used to make pots, dishes, bowls, vases and other items.

• the supply of water to land or crops to help with growth

• a way for accomplishing something

• a way of writing artistically and beautifully

Choose 3 effects that Chinese farming technologies (iron plows, waterwheel and irrigation) had on the Chinese people?

• The amount of food increased in China

• Population and cities grew all across China

• People fought for the tools and the Chinese civil wars began

• Food, like rice and Chinese tea became more abundant

• Chinese farmers destroyed their farms by overgrowing on their land.

Choose all that apply, what items did Chinese make from iron and coal? (3 correct responses)

• Steel helmets and armor

• Bronze swords, stoves and farm tools

• Steel swords, stoves and farm tools

• Steel stoves, drills, nails and sewing needles

• Steel guns and horse carriages

Which answer best supports what the Chinese invention of paper lead to?

• Paper led to a better way of burning instead of using coal

• Paper led to the method of creating books.

• Paper led to a better way of shipping and protecting commercial items

• Paper was never created by the Chinese

Chinese invented the earliest method of printing, called __________ printing, in the 600s.

answer choices

• Laserjet

• Woodblock

• Stamp

• Movable Type

Which two answers best describes how woodblock printing works and how it affected Chinese society?

• Woodblock printing is created by carving words onto a piece of wood

• Woodblock printing copies paper through digital scans

• Woodblock printing transfers ink from a wood to paper and can be used to make a 1000 copies

• Woodblock printing copies paper by drawing characters with brush and ink