WorksheetsAncient Chinese Inventions
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are two of the great feats of civil engineering accomplished by the engineers of Ancient China?
The Pyramids and the Sphinx
Aqueducts and the Colosseum
The Great Wall and the Grand Canal
The Hagia Sophia and Angkor Wat
What important invention did the Ancient Chinese invent before Johannes Gutenberg did in Europe?
Telescope
Silk material
Printing Press
Cotton gin
What are considered the four great inventions of the Ancient Chinese civilization?
Printing, silk, kites, and fireworks
Gunpowder, paper, printing, and the compass
Compass, paper, telescope, and the cotton gin
Printing, kites, seismograph, and gunpowder
What did ancient Chinese chemists discover when trying to find the Elixir of Immortality?
Silk
A cure for the Black Plague
Gunpowder
How a compass works
What important ingredient was used by the Ancient Chinese to make silk?
The cocoons of silkworms
The webs of silk spiders
The leaves from the silk tree
The roots of the silk plant
What was the main use of the compass when it was first invented?
As a child`s game for the young emperor
To keep the army straight during battles
For city planning
To help when lost in the woods
For drawing straight lines
Which of the following was a use for gunpowder?
Fireworks
Guns
Bombs
Rockets
All of the above
What invention allowed the Ancient Chinese to build huge ships well before the rest of the world?
Silk Sails
Boat rudder
Iron casting
Compass
What invention did the Chinese keep secret from the rest of the world for hundreds of years?
The process for making silk
The process for making gun powder
The process for making cast iron
How to make a printing press
How were kites first used by the Ancient Chinese?
As a toy for young children
A way to celebrate at festivals
A way to move things to the top of the Great Wall
As signal warnings for the army
As a contest during the emperor`s games
The hair from what animal was used as the first toothbrush?
True or False: In addition to chopsticks, the Chinese also invented the fork.
True
False
What popular American condiment was made in Ancient China?
The Ancient Chinese started playing a game called Cuju, in this game two teams faced off to kick a ball into a goal, and you were not allowed to use your hands. This is the first version of what modern day sport?
