History - Lesson 11

Question 1

What were the 4 great inventions?

Answer 1

• Printing
• Gunpowder
• Paper
  
  • Made from silk and later wood pulp
  • Used for folding and wrapping
  • Used for record keeping
  • Toilet paper
• The compass
  
  • Magnetic to show direction in relation to Earth’s magnetic poles

Question 2

What are some main points of Ancient China’s geography and astronomy?

Answer 2

• Grid system made maps easier to follow
• Seismograph: measures the intensity of an earthquake

Question 3

What are some main points about acupuncture and CHM in Ancient China?

Answer 3

• Acupuncture: insertion of long, sharp needles under the skin to alleviate the pain and promote healing
  - Belief that illness resulted from an imbalance in the forces of yin and yang
• CMH (Chinese Herbal Medicine)
  - Natural products to treat medical problems
  - Daoist support it

Question 4

What are some main points about literature and learning?

Answer 4

• Han re-established the importance of learning (after the Qin and the burning of books)
• Xu Shen, a famous Han scholar, worked on the first comprehensive dictionary of Chinese characters
• Poets began to create works that described human emotions and showed an appreciation of the beauty of nature

Question 5

What are some main points of Tai Chi?

Answer 5

• Sort of martial art - method of unarmed self-defence
  - Combine physical exercise with the training of the mind
  - Series of exercises that help the body to relax and the mind to become more focused and disciplined