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Lesson 4: Chinese Technology, Science and Medicine

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earliest form of printing that the Chinese invented was known as ___________.

a)

press printing

b)

block printing

c)

digital printing

d)

trace printing

2.

Every Chinese scholar in ancient China was expected to have four treasures: _________________________.

a)

money, ink, books and bamboo

b)

silk, gold, job and house

c)

paper, ink, writing brush and ink stone

d)

moral values, knowledge, responsibility and courage

3.

paper • woodblock printing • movable type

These inventions all contributed to

a)

restrictions on trade

b)

a new ruling dynasty

c)

the spread of learning

d)

the rise of social classes

4.

Which invention did the Chinese use when making game cards in the 9th century?

porcelain

a)

moveable type

b)

segmental arches

c)

porcelain

d)

woodblock printing

5.

Writing in China first definitively appeared in what era?

a)

Han Dynasty

b)

Tang Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Min Dynasty

6.

China's oldest script was found almost exclusively written on what?

a)

Wood and bamboo

b)

Paper

c)

Silk

d)

Bone

7.

This was used to make the earliest printed book.

a)

Rudder

b)

Movable type printing

c)

Woodblock printing

d)

Coal

8.

The four great inventions in ancient china......

a)

Kite, paper cutting, origami, lantern

b)

Fireworks, compass, telescope, paper

c)

Compass, Gunpowder, Paper-making, Printing

d)

Silk, Calligraphy, Oracle Bones, The Great Wall

9.

_________ cut from wood were used to print short religious texts.

a)

Kites

b)

Sundials

c)

Blocks

d)

Wheelbarrows

10.

What did woodblock printing allow the Chinese to do?

a)

invent a written language

b)

communicate with foreign travelers

c)

develop a new form of artistic expression

d)

copy and print very quickly and in large quantities