Ancient Chinese

InventionsBy Andrew Yarilin and Leeya Partouch

Introduction Paragraph

In the ancient past, China’s culture was more advanced than any other culture in the world. The Chinese invented paper, the crossbow, silk, and gunpowder. I think these inventions are all important. Without these inventions, life would've been difficult.

2nd paragraph

The Chinese used technology and invented things to make their lives better.

The Chinese made gunpowder and other flammable sources to protect themselves.

The Chinese invented the crossbow to protect themselves.

They used paper to communicate. The Chinese used silk to make clothes. The Chinese invented things to make their lives much easier.

The crossbow

The crossbow was created by Chinese blacksmiths in 450 B.C. This weapon is very strong.

The crossbow helped the Chinese to defend themselves from their enemies and attack their enemies. I think the crossbow was a very innovative invention.

Gunpowder The Chinese accidentally The Chinese accidentally invented gunpowder when invented gunpowder when Medicine men were trying to Medicine men were trying to invent new cures for a invent new cures for a disease in the 8disease in the 8thth century. It century. It is believed that gunpowder is believed that gunpowder and firecrackers scare away and firecrackers scare away evil spirits/ghosts.evil spirits/ghosts.

Gunpowder is used in Gunpowder is used in weapons. Gunpowder helped weapons. Gunpowder helped the Chinese defend the Chinese defend themselves. I think that themselves. I think that gunpowder is an importantgunpowder is an important invention that helped the invention that helped the Chinese protect themselves.Chinese protect themselves.

PaperPaper The Chinese invented paper The Chinese invented paper in 100 A.D. They invented in 100 A.D. They invented paper because it was hard for paper because it was hard for them to write and hard to store them to write and hard to store written notes.written notes.

Paper is easy to write on and Paper is easy to write on and easy to store. When people easy to store. When people started using paper, it became started using paper, it became easier for them to easier for them to communicate. I think that communicate. I think that paper was the most important paper was the most important invention the Chinese made. invention the Chinese made. Before paper was invented, Before paper was invented, people in the whole world people in the whole world couldn'tcouldn't’’t communicate well. t communicate well. Paper was used for money in Paper was used for money in ancient China. The texture was ancient China. The texture was improved in about 105 B.C. It improved in about 105 B.C. It was also used for playing was also used for playing cards . I think paper is cards . I think paper is important because people can important because people can communicate with paper.communicate with paper.

Silk Silk was a soft and light material Silk was a soft and light material much desired by the wealthy much desired by the wealthy throughout the world. It became throughout the world. It became such a valuable export that the such a valuable export that the trade route running from Europe to trade route running from Europe to China became known as the Silk China became known as the Silk Road. The Chinese managed to Road. The Chinese managed to keep the process for making silk a keep the process for making silk a secret for hundreds of years .secret for hundreds of years .

I think that silk is an important I think that silk is an important material because silk can be used material because silk can be used make clothesmake clothes.

Contributions Without these Without these inventions, our life inventions, our life would be like 2000 would be like 2000 years ago. Chinayears ago. China’’s s inventions make inventions make everyoneeveryone’’s lives s lives better. The Chinese better. The Chinese contributed greatly contributed greatly to the human to the human civilization. Many of civilization. Many of their inventions are their inventions are used to this day. I used to this day. I believe that the believe that the Chinese had the Chinese had the most advanced most advanced civilization at that civilization at that time.time.