Chinese Contributions

The Chinese improved sailing by adding which feature(s) to their boats?

• watertight compartments

• sails made of bamboo, which were easier to raise and lower

• triangular-shaped sails that allowed ships to sail into the wind

• all of the above

What was created to help people do faster math?

• the abacus

• the compass

• gunpowder

• porcelain

Alchemists mixed sulphur, saltpeter and charcoal, accidentally creating which of these?

• porcelain

• gunpowder

• inoculation

• ships

White clay mixed with feldspar creates what famous contribution from China?

• the compass

• moveable-type printing

• porcelain

• gunpowder

Once they realized that lodestone was magnetic and made needles more accurate, this contribution was improved.

• roads and relay hostels

• porcelain

• gunpowder

• the compass

By creating character tiles out of clay, this invention makes books faster and easier to print.

• the compass

• moveable-type printing

• porcelain

• gunpowder

To help prevent the spread of diseases, the Chinese took which step(s)?

• boiling the clothes of sick people

• burning a chemical near dead bodies to kill any germs

• inoculating people with a weakened form of smallpox

• all of the above

Which 2 of these are results from the creation of new roads and relay hostels?

• Many people left China and settled in Africa

• Travelers had places to stay while on their journey

• Trade increased

• People thought the hostels were gross and unclean