Technology

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Technology
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Inventions
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Timeout!

• I will list 10 items, write them down.
• If you think it was invented in China write C.
• If you think it wasnt China write NC.

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1. Horse Collar
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2. Wheelbarrow
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3. Paper Money
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4. Cast Iron
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5. Gun Powder
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6. Paper
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7. Compass
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8. Tea
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9. Rockets
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10. Wood Block Printing
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And now for the answers
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All 10 were invented or discovered by the Chinese!
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Paper

• Paper was made from
  mixing bamboo with
  water.
• It was first used for clothing and blankets.
• Later it was used for writing and money as it is
  today.

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Compass

• The compass
  allowed the
  Chinese to travel
  much more
  efficiently than other groups.
• It allowed them to explore the world more than
  any other nation at the time.

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Gun powder

• Invented by
  accident when
  the Chinese were
  looking for a potion to live forever.
• It was used more for fireworks than weapons at
  first.
• The Chinese used it fire rocket-powered poison
  arrows.