INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS FROM CHINA

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The Fall of India and India Writing Assessment

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Warm Up:Mind Mining: Write down everything you know about the geography of China.

WIO: Had you lived in Ancient

China, which of these inventions/innovations would have had the greatest impact in your life? Why? *Minimum of 5 Sentences*

Date: 01.09.14 A 01.10.14 B

Class Work:1. Warm-Up & Mind-

Mining2. China Pre-

Assessment3. China Video4. Inventions &

Innovations Notes

HW:

1. Ancient India Writing Assignment (Stapled with G/O)

How did the inventions and innovations affect life in Ancient China?

MILITARY & NATIONAL DEFENSE Body Armor

Was created from iron The Great Wall of China

Building began in the 7th Century BCE and ended in the 17th Century CE

Provided protection to the Chinese people from Northern Invaders

The wall grew over time and was added onto

GunpowderWere able to use cannons on ships

WAR TACTICS Changed from small platoons to large armies

Mass Production of Weapons

Utilized foot soldiers

FARMING & AGRICULTURE Created Levees to redirect water.

Redirects water Cast Iron Plows for fields

SAILING & NAVIGATION Waterways

provided the best/easiest means of transportation.

Developed large scale boats for travel and trade.

Invented the compass

ART & WRITING Created their own

form of paper made from bamboo. Before paper, the

Chinese carved into bamboo and oracle bones.

Wood Block Printing First to utilize

porcelain for creating pottery.

SILK 1st to use silk for

clothing. Popular from

trading with the West.

Opened up a trading route (Silk Road)