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Questions
Mention four important Chinese inventions that transformed the history of the world.
Several Chinese inventions have changed the history of the world. Explain any five.
Solution
Following Chinese inventions have changed the history of the world.
- Chinese first made paper from the bark of old trees, old rags, and fishing nets.
- The Chinese developed the art of block printing.
- The seismograph was made in China to record earthquakes.
- Other notable inventions were the manufacture of gunpowder,
- The mariner’s compass, the water mill, the wheelbarrow, umbrellas, and kites.
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