2. Discovering Chinese Technology Ancient Chinese ingenuity lead to the development of new new products and processes. Through cultural connections these new innovations reached eventually reached the West and changed the way European practice.

3. Discovering Chinese Technology Activity Each student or team chooses a piece of the puzzle. Use the Internet to find our about Ancient Chinese Inventions. Be ready to share your piece in information with the class. On your worksheet, record the following information: 1.When was it invented? 2.Where was it invented? 3.Who invented it? 4.What did the Chinese use it for? 5.How did the invention reach the European world?

4. Blast Furnace

5. Movable Type

6. Rocket

7. Kite

8. Paper

9. Abacus

10. Gunpowder

11. Printing Press

12. Wheelbarrow

13. Compass

14. Paper Money

15. Helicopter Rotor

16. Umbrella

17. Matches

18. Mold Board Plow

19. Silk

20. Seismograph

21. Chinese Inventions Moveable type Paper Paper money Printing Press Rockets Seismograph Silk Umbrella Wheelbarrow Abacus Blast furnace (cast iron) Compass Gunpowder Helicopter rotor Kite Matches Moldboard plow