Chinese Discoveries & Inventions [Vocabulary]

to protect against disease by transmitting a disease-causing agent to a person, stimulating the body's defensive reactions

• canal lock

• inoculate

• lodestone

• porcelain

The Chinese invention shown in the picture is called a...

• Canal Lock

• Moveable Type

• Woodblock Printing

• Paddlewheel boat

a type of printing in which text is carved into a block of wood and the block is then coated with ink and pressed on the page is called...

• woodblock printing

• moveable type

• cast iron

• porcelain

Molten (melted) iron poured into a mould to make a product is called...

• cast iron

• steel

• porcelain

• a lodestone

A strong, hard metal made of iron and carbon that is both durable and flexible is called...

• cast iron

• steel

• porcelain

• a lodestone

A naturally magnetized mineral that could be used as a magnet and was used in both Chinese and European earlier compasses.

• cast iron

• steel

• porcelain

• a lodestone

A ceramic made of fine clay combined with quartz and feldspar and baked at very high temperatures in a kiln

• cast iron

• steel

• porcelain

• a lodestone

individual characters made of wood or metal that can be arranged to create a printing job and then be used over again

• woodblock printing

• moveable type

• cast iron

• porcelain

a compass that uses magnetized steel needle that points to the magnetic north

• cast iron

• mass produce

• moveable type

• magnetic compass

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

• cast iron

• mass produce

• moveable type

• magnetic compass