Chinese Inventions

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  1. 3. Currency issued on paper; it was developed in China as a convenient alternative to metal coins
  2. 9. An agricultural tool that helped farmers carry heavy loads much easier
  3. 11. Architectural wonders that allowed large barges to use the waterways of China to transport goods
  4. 14. An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.
  5. 16. An explosive powder made of saltpeter and other materials that can be used to create weapons and fireworks
  6. 18. A long board that was specially shaped and attached to the stern of a boat that allowed the Chinese to steer on the water more easily
  7. 20. An agricultural marvel that appeared to some "to look like the backbone of a dragon" which allowed the Chinese to move huge quantities of water from a lower level to a higher level
  8. 21. A business that specializes in making quality food that can be eaten there or be taken home
  9. 22. Blocks of metal, clay, or wood, each with a single character, that can be arranged to make up a page for printing
  10. 23. A form of printing in which an entire page is carved into a block of wood
  11. 25. This weapon that could shoot several bolts quickly by adding a magazine to it
Down
  1. 1. A mechanized gate system that allowed the Chinese to safely transfer boats to and from canals of different water levels
  2. 2. A hard but flexible metal created from iron with carbon in it, that makes weapons and tools far superior to iron alone.
  3. 4. This vessel made it easier and faster to travel on the water
  4. 5. An irrational belief that uses the supernatural to serve as an explanation for those that lack understanding
  5. 6. A Chinese weapon that used gunpowder and oil propelled by double-action pistons to ignite objects and enemy alike
  6. 7. A tool that allowed farmers to install a seed deep into the soil to protect it from birds instead of just casting them out across the field
  7. 8. Something that is made for the first time
  8. 10. Clever sails that allowed Chinese boats to sail virtually any direction they wished by being able to turn the sail and "tack" to arrive at their destination
  9. 12. A weapon that could be launched from a Chinese warship and would fly over the water to destroy an enemy ship with flaming arrows at the end of its flight path
  10. 13. A thin material made of cellulose pulp from wood or certain grasses that can be used to write on
  11. 15. A navigational tool that was made from the lodestone and developed from an early Feng Shui
  12. 17. A thin, beautiful pottery invented in China
  13. 19. noodles that are made from finely ground grain and can be prepared fresh or dehydrated to be stored and used later
  14. 24. An agricultural innovation that allowed the Chinese to "drive deep furrows through even the heaviest soil" in their fields