Four Great Inventions of Ancient China

Which of these 4 inventions do you think is most important today?

1.  Before the compass was invented, sailors used the sun and _____ to guide them.

• sky

• trees

• rain

2.  True or false.  The compass spread from China to Europe.

• true

• false

3.  How was gunpowder used.

• to make weapons

• to polish shoes

• to keep peace

4.  The history of paper started where?

• China

• Japan

• Americal

5.  What was paper made from?

• tree bark, old fishing nets, cloth rags and plant fiber

• tree bark, old shoes, and plant fiber

• plant fiber, fish, and cloth rags

6.  True or False

Before the invention of paper, people had oral traditions to pass down ideas and stories from person to person and passed down through generations.

• true

• false

7.  What inspired German Johannes Gutenberg to invite the printing press?

• Chinese woodblock printing

• silk from China

• Kung Fu

8.  What are the long lasting effects of the inventions of paper and printing.

• It made knowledge more accessible to all people.  

• It promoted literacy and made it possible to effectively record history.

• All of thee above.

What are the 4 greatest inventions from Ancient China? List them below.