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World Book Online
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Click on Student or Advanced
Timeline with links: History of Chinese Invention and Discovery
THE SONG DYNASTY IN CHINA
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/index.html
Ceramics (Porcelain)
Paper Money
Iron and Steel
Printing & Movable Type
Shipbuilding and the Compass
Gunpowder
Ancient China from Kidipede
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/
Paper Money
Gunpowder
Paper
Printing
Seismograph
Chinese Medicine
China’s Gifts to the West
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/song/readings/inventions_gifts.htm
• Porcelain
• Paper
• Printing
• Gunpowder
• Mariner’s Compass
• Medicines
• Amusements [card playing…]
plus a Timeline
Four Great Inventions of Early China from TravelChinaGuide.com
gunpowder
paper
printing press
compass
China: Gunpowder and Firearms (bombs, flamethrowers)
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/miltech/firearms.htm
Song Period: Military Technology
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/miltech/miltech.htm
Mechanical Clock: The Fabulous Water-Driven Clock Tower of Su Song
A great article: Chinese Inventions
Compass: Early Chinese Compass
Paper: The History of the Use of Paper
Gunpowder: Invention of Gunpowder
Printing: The Invention of Block Printing
Printing Press and Gunpowder: Nova’s China’s Age of Invention
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wujing_Zongyao
More inventions: China’s Gift to the West
Primary Sourcebook from Fordham University: Ancient China (scroll down to Chinese Technology)
eBooks through Axis 360:
Get directions from Sam for setting up your account so that you can check out eBooks!
Pull down Staff Picks to China for a direct links to the eBook you need:
Ancient Communication Technology: From Hieroglyphics to Scrolls – Multi-user
Ancient Warfare Technology: From Javelins to Chariots – Multi-user
Ancient Computing Technology: From Abacuses to Water Clocks – Multi-user
Ancient Medical Technology: From Herbs to Scalpels – Multi-user
Ancient Machine Technology: From Wheels to Forges – Multi-user
Ancient Transportation Technology: From Oars to Elephants – Multi-user
Ancient Agricultural Technology: From Sickles to Plows – Multi-user
Ancient Construction Technology: From Sickles to Plows – Multi-user
World Book Early Peoples: Chinese of the Shang, Zhou, and Qin Dynasties
Username: wordbook Password: eugene4j
Click on Find your school, click on Cal Young, then select World Book Early Peoples.
Asian for Educators – Resources by Time Period
