Exploration and Travel
Paddlewheel boats were powered by...
People
From China, knowledge of paper making traveled to ______ and across ___________.
Japan and central Asia
During which two periods, the Chinese developed powerful weapons.
Song and Mongol
Printers used woodblock printing and thick paper to make these.
What are playing cards?
What is the meaning of inoculate?
To protect against disease by transmitting a disease-causing agent to a person, stimulating the body’s defensive reactions.
Name of first magnetic mineral used in compasses?
Lodestone
Tea was an important product in China. People used to go to ________ __________ to drink it.
What are tea houses?
Eventually, weapons like which three gave way to guns and cannons.
Crossbows, swords, and spears
When did the Europeans introduced to card games?
By the late 1300s
When did the Chinese discovered how to inoculate people against smallpox?
Around 10th century.
Another way the Chinese improved transportation was by developing a type of _______, during the Song dynasty to help boats move along waterways?
Canal lock
Mass production was used in the making of this.
Porcelain.
What’s the meaning of propelled?
To drive, or cause to move, forward or onward
When was the paper money invented by the Chinese? Name the century.
In the late 8th or early 9th century.
During which century, the Chinese discovered how to inoculate people against smallpox, a dread infectious disease?
10th century
What happens when a boat entered the lock?
The gate was lowered to hold water. The water was then allowed to rise until it reached the level of the water up ahead. Then the boat floated on
What are the materials that the earliest Chinese used to make paper?
Hemp and bark of the mulberry tree.
Who were the alchemists?
People who practiced a blend of science and magic known as alchemy, who first made gunpowder.
The Chinese improved the mechanical clock in which year？
1092
Why did the Chinese burn poisonous smoke?
They believed that the smoke would destroy whatever was causing the disease.
In the 2nd century the Chinese developed this to help keep boats afloat.
Watertight compartments.
With the invention of movable type, printers no longer had to do what?
To create a new set of woodblocks for each item they printed.
Rockets were powered by a black powder made of which three things?
Saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur
The mechanical clock had a ___________ that turned every 24 hours.
Wheel.
During the Song dynasty, the Chinese discovered another way, besides using poisonous smoke, to prevent the spread of disease, what is it?
A Chinese monk recommended steaming the clothes of sick people.