Topic 1
What Chinese invention is used in warfare?
GUNPOWDER
What Chinese Invention helps hikers and sailors find their way?
COMPASS
What was tea originally invented for?
MEDICINE
What Chinese invention is still used today for office, school, and home purposes?
PAPER
What century was woodblock printing developed?
7th century
Gunpowder was invented during the reign of what dynasty?
the TANG DYNASTY
What mineral was originally used in the compass?
LODESTONE
What percentage of American's drink tea daily?
HINT: Mentioned in the advertisments
80%
How many pounds of paper is used (on average) per person per year in the United States?
Average of 700-750 LBS.
Under what dynasty was moveable type invented?
What year was gunpowder was invented?
850 AD
What century was the compass was invented?
6TH CENTURY BC
What did the Chinese believe tea could treat?
POISON
The earliest paper was made from what?
HEMP
In what century was moveable type invented?
11th century
919 AD was the first year gunpowder was used in the _______?
MILITARY
What was lodestone replaced with as compasses were perfected?
STEEL NEEDLE
When did the Chinese start drinking tea?
2700 BC
After hemp, what did the Chinese use for paper?
Mulberry tree bark
When did the Europeans independently invent moveable type?
A potion for what is the reason gunpowder was invented?
IMMORTALITY or LONGEVITY
What direction was the compass's handle pointed?
SOUTH
Why did the Chinese cut back the tea trees?
So that the trees would grow back faster.
How long was China the only country that new the secret of paper-making?
About 500 years
What color ink does the textbook say was used in woodblock printing?
BLACK