Chinese Inventions and Discoveries

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  1. 3. contained a wheel that made one turn every 24 hours. Sounds at different intervals would let people know what time it was.
  2. 4. before this invention, coins were used as the only form of currency. It was printed with woodblock and included many colors
  3. 7. a device with a magnetic piece of metal that points north. It is used to navigate open seas
  4. 10. allowed the Chinese to travel much faster on lakes and rivers
  5. 12. the mass production of this metal was crucial to the Industrial Revolution and has become one of China's most important industries.
  6. 15. a way to stimulate a person's immune system against a certain disease by exposing them to it.
  7. 16. made when Chinese alchemists experimented with saltpeter and discovered they could use it to make an explosive powder.
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  1. 1. powered by a black powder made of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur. Originally used as fireworks, but later became weaponized
  2. 2. printers used woodblock printing to make these from thick paper, and artists would draw designs on the back
  3. 5. a type of white, hard, waterproof pottery made from combining clay with quartz and feldspar
  4. 6. this invention made it easier for boats to move through different water elevations by raising or lowering the nearby water level
  5. 8. all newspapers, books, and magazines were printed using this method until recently
  6. 9. because of this technology huge ships could now hold 500 people and contained watertight compartments to keep them from sinking
  7. 11. a way of printing that used symbols carved into wood. The only problem was that changes could not be made to it once it was carved
  8. 13. spread from China to other parts of the world. It has played a vital role in the recording and transmitting of information
  9. 14. seeds of this plant were taken all over the world and it would become one of the most popular beverages in the world today