CHINESE CIVILIZATION Flashcards
One of the oldest fibers, harvested from _____________ and process to produced paper and cloth
Silk, silk worm
Tea beverage produced by pouring hot or boiling water over ___________________
crushed dried tea leaves
Constructed to keep foreign invaders and control the borders
Great Wall of China
Invented by Chinese Taoist alchemists about ___________ who aimed to create an elixir to achieve immoratlity
Gun powder, 1000 A.D.
To make gun powder, they mixed _______, ________, and _____________________.
Charcoal, sulfur, potassium nitrate
It is generally believed that gun powder spread to Europe during the _________________ of 1200 - 1300 A.D.
Mongol expansion
It is a navigational instrument that shows directions
Compass
The compass was invented by Chinese between the ___________ and ______________
2nd Century BC, 1st Century AD
The oldest Chinese medicine book
Neijing
Neijing means
The Classic Internal Medicine of the Yellow Emperor
The book Neijing shows that _________ was widely used as a therapy in China much more before the time it was written
Acupuncture
A great invention of ancient China
Porcelain
The earliest porcelain emerged in __________ and matured during the ___________-
Shang dynasty, Tang dynasty
During the ___________, porcelain production technology reached an unprecedented height
Song dynasty
The inventions of umbrella can be traced back as early as __________ in China.
3500 years ago
Legend has it, ___________, a Chinese carpenter and inventor created the first umbrella.
Lu Ban
Lu Ban is inspired by his children using _____________ as rain shelter.
Lotus leaves
A device that plants the seed into the soil at a uniform depth and covers it.
The Seed Drill
According to records, the Chinese using of seed drills can be dated back to the ________________.
2nd century BC
