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WorksheetsChinese Discoveries & Inventions (Influences)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The creation of this invention allowed for longer sea voyages and it was also a more accurate compass for directions.
canal lock
paddlewheel boat
gunpowder
magnetic compass
The creation of this invention caused this industry to boom in China and ultimately led to the mass-production of this invention.
tea
porcelain
gunpowder
moveable type
The creation of this invention, which China had been using since circa 2700 B.C., first spread to Japan and then to then to the rest of the world with the help of the British and Dutch traders.
tea
porcelain
gunpowder
moveable type
The creation of this invention, is perhaps the single most important military invention that was created by the Chinese and still used in modern warfare today.
tea
porcelain
gunpowder
moveable type
The development and use of this invention was repeated throughout Asia and Europe. Modern-day space ____________are based on principles discovered by the Chinese.
mechanical clocks
rockets
gunpowder
magnetic compass
The development and use of this invention led to modern day vaccines and the creation of disinfectants
tea
rockets
gunpowder
smallpox inoculation
The creation of this invention allowed for greater travel throughout China using canals connected to rivers which acted as water elevators for boats traveling.
canal lock
porcelain
gunpowder
moveable type
The creation of this invention allowed for the production of books, newspapers, magazines on a large scale throughout China. This technology discovered independently was used throughout the modern world until recently.
paper money
porcelain
woodblock printing
moveable type
The creation of this invention changed how people paid for goods all over the world, not just China. It allowed for people to replace the use of gold and silver with this ____________.
paper money
porcelain
woodblock printing
moveable type
The development and use of this invention improved the accuracy of telling time with the help of a water-powered wheel, which ultimately replaced sundials and hourglasses. We still use these today...
mechanical clocks
rockets
gunpowder
magnetic compass
Both the Chinese and the Europeans used compasses early on that had a magnetic material called...
steel
Iron ore
wood
a lodestone
The Chinese invention shown in the picture is called a...
Canal Lock
Moveable Type
Woodblock Printing
Paddlewheel boat
The canal lock allowed boats to be transferred from one canal to another, by lifting or lowering boats in the lock. Chinese locks could lift or lower boats up to ___________ feet or above.
30 feet
50 feet
100 feet
200 feet
a type of printing in which text is carved into a block of wood and the block is then coated with ink and pressed on the page is called...
woodblock printing
moveable type
cast iron
porcelain
This picture shows a Chinese invention that greatly lowered the cost and labor of printing. What is the name of this Chinese invention?
moveable type
porcelain
woodblock printing
paper
