1. Chinese Inventions and Contributions

2. Inventions – a. Silk
Comes from silk worms, was a valuable trade item

3. Inventions –b. Porcelain
Created using many different designs, valuable trade item

4. Inventions – Porcelain - today

5. Inventions – c. Paper
Used for books, printing

6. Inventions – d. Seismograph
Detected earthquakes

7. Inventions - Seismograph

8. Inventions – e. Gunpowder
Aesthetics, used for public displays

9. Inventions – Gunpowder - today

10. Inventions – f. Clock
Marking the passage of time and the time of day

11. Contributions – g. Calendar
Calculated the number of days in a year to 364 ¼

12. Contributions h. Acupuncture
Medicine; balancing your “chi” or “life force” to get rid of body pains

13. Contributions – i. Examination system
j. Civil service system
The Civil service system ran the day to day business of government
(workers had to pass the exam to work for the government)
Used to regulate who works in the government
(usually scholars –everyone studied these books - The Five Classics.)

14. Contributions j. Great Wall
Military fortifications to prevent invasion
*Wall is measured at 5500 miles long!

16. **Among the most noted Chinese contributions are two religions – Confucianism and Taoism! ** Religions are up next!