Achievements of Ancient China

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Achievements of Ancient China

• (Ch 9 Sec 3)

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Key Terms

• Define calligraphy, acupuncture, seismometer

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The Silk Road

• An ancient trade route between China and Europe
• Chinese were introduced to grapes, walnuts, and
  garlic
• Few traveled the whole road, instead goods were
  passed from trader to trader
• With each trade, prices rose
• Silk from China was very valuable
• Wealthy Chinese bought glass, horses, ivory, and
  linens from Europe
• Missionaries from India brought Buddhism to China

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Tradition and Learning

• Required education in Confucianism
• Poetry reflected the culture
• 1st dictionary of Chinese language
• Originally China knew only myths about its
  history until Sima Qian (chen)
• Sima Qian wrote the historical records of China

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Han Technology

• During the Han dynasty, China became the most
  advanced civilization in the world
• Advances in farming tools the wheelbarrow,
  plows, rudders, seismoscope, compass
• Advances in medicine acupuncture, herbal
  remedies, discovered the circulatory system
• Advances in arts silk weaving, bronze work,
  architecture, jade carving, poetry

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Invention of Paper

• Made from tree bark, hemp, and old rags
• Materials were soaked in water, beaten into pulp
  and dried flat
• Paper replaced papyrus
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