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L08 Chinese Technologies and European Connection Flashcards

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Black powder

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Initially used as ‘elixir of life’, afterwards used for religious
800s AD gunpowder
Major ingredient potassium nitrate, sulfur, charcoal

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  • invented in china 1st century AD
  • went to Europe 11th century AD
  • made from linen fibers, expensive to produce before 1347
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Paper

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Diamond Sutra 868 AD

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First printed book, China

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1450

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gutenberg printing press

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Used to make political predictions

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Compass

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830 AD

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Al-mamun House of Wisdom

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1455

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Gutenberg bible

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Paper

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  • invented in china 1st century AD
  • went to Europe 11th century AD
  • made from linen fibers, expensive to produce before 1347
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Monks too slow at copying books to keep up with demand-solution is…

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Gutenberg printing press

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The First Crusade

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1095 AD

  • knights sent away
  • captured Jerusalem, returned with lots of books
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Gutenberg printing press

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Monks too slow at copying books to keep up with demand-solution is…

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gutenberg bible

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1455

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Initially used as ‘elixir of life’, afterwards used for religious
800s AD gunpowder
Major ingredient potassium nitrate, sulfur, charcoal

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Black powder

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1347

  • provided lots of linen underwear for massproduction of paper
  • monks wiped out, no one to copy books anymore
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Black Death

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gutenberg printing press

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1450

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Compass

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Used to make political predictions

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First printed book

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Diamond Sutra 868 AD, China

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Thomas Aquinas

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-Edited translated texts to become christian

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1255 AD

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Arsistotelian teachings/philosophy, ptolemaic/platonic cosmos became part of Christian ideology

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  • invented oil based ink

- invented new aloy of lead and tin

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Johannes Gutenberg

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-Edited translated texts to become christian

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Thomas Aquinas

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600 AD China, bricked up for 7 days

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1095 AD

  • kinghts sent away
  • captured Jerusalem, returned with lots of books
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The First Crusade

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Exams

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600 AD China, bricked up for 7 days

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Backup library taken by Islams (Arabs)

26
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Black Death

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1347

  • provided lots of linen underwear for massproduction of paper
  • monks wiped out, no one to copy books anymore
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642 AD

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Backup library taken by Islams (Arabs)

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1320 AD china(oldest gun 1280s china)

-castles became obsolete

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First cannons

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Arsistotelian teachings/philosophy, ptolemaic/platonic cosmos became part of Christian ideology

30
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Rocketry

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Amusement and religious festivals

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Gutenberg’s press was taken by…

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Fust (a money lender)

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Books remained in Arabic until

33
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Why didn’t chinese use technology like europeans?

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different mentality/religion/world view-fast change = bad

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Johannes Gutenberg

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  • invented oil based ink

- invented new aloy of lead and tin

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First cannons

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1320 AD china(oldest gun 1280s china)-castles became obsolete

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Fust (a money lender)

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Gutenberg’s press was taken by…

37
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destroyed walls of Constantinopole

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Dardanelle guns

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Dardanelle guns

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destroyed walls of Constantinopole

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Al-mamun House of Wisdom

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1095 AD

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Books remained in Arabic until

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Amusement and religious festivals

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different mentality/religion/world view-fast change = bad

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Why didn’t chinese use technology like europeans?

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