WorksheetsAncient China Tech. & Inventions
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Was invented in 868 AD and then the moveable type 200 years later, used this invention to create books.
a)
Printing
b)
Silk
c)
Gun Powder
d)
Boat Rudder
2.
Which Chinese invention was for riding horses.
a)
Stirrups
b)
Kites
c)
Boat Rudder
d)
Acupuncture
3.
Was invented as a way to steer large ships.
a)
Compass
b)
Boat Rudder
c)
Paper
d)
Gun Powder
4.
Soft and light material, desired by the wealthy, the Chinese learned to make it from cocoons of silkworms.
a)
Paper
b)
The Compass
c)
Silk
d)
Boat Rudder
5.
Which Chinese invention measured earthquakes?
a)
Porcelain
b)
Seismograph
c)
Acupuncture
d)
Printing
6.
Used for military uses like bombs, guns, mine, and rockets; this invention also led to the invention of fireworks.
a)
Compass
b)
Paper
c)
Boat Rudder
d)
Gun Powder
7.
Used for money and playing cards; invented in the 2nd century BC, but perfected around 105 AD.
a)
Silk
b)
Boat Rudder
c)
Paper
d)
Other
8.
Invented the magnetic kind to determine correct direction; first used for city planning, but then it became important to map makers and navigation of ships.
a)
Paper
b)
Compass
c)
Printing
d)
Gunpowder
9.
Which modern day tool or object was invented by Ancient China?
a)
Kites
b)
Matches
c)
Wheelbarrow
d)
All of the Above
10.
What were kites first used for?
a)
Fun
b)
Army Signal Warnings
c)
Games
d)
None of the Above
11.
What are the four inventions that are sometimes called the Four Great Inventions of Ancient China?
a)
Gunpowder, Paper, Silk, and the Compass
b)
Umbrellas, Kites, Printing, and Paper
c)
Stirrups, Matches, Kites, and Wheelbarrows
d)
Gunpowder, Paper, Printing, and the Compass
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