Inventions

Question 1

What are the six inventions that we learned?

Answer 1

Chopsticks, Bristle Toothbrush, gunpowder, paper and paper making, printing, and the compass.

Question 2

How did gunpowder affect our society in a negative way?

Answer 2

Gunpowder has harmed many lives and have killed or injured many people over the years.

Question 3

How did chopsticks affect our society in a positive way?

Answer 3

Chopsticks have made a new method of eating that is very popular. Chopsticks revealed a method of trading at the Mediggo site in Israel.

Question 4

What did people use in Ancient China to print, and for what things? (list two ways they used it).

Answer 4

People used a wood block with ink on it, then stamped it on a paper. They used it for printing words and for pictures/symbols.

Question 5

List 3 benefits of a compass.

Answer 5

1. helps travelers
2. shows us coordinates
3. helps us find N, S, E, or W
   (more options but this is just a few we listed)

Question 6

List three hindrances of paper.

Answer 6

1. less trees on the Earth because most people don’t plant them back once they cut them down.
2. paper can easily be lost/destroyed due to the fact that they are thin and easy to break
3. the machines that you use to make paper cause pollution.
   (more options but this is just a few we listed)

Question 7

How would gunpowder help our society in a good way.

Answer 7

Gunpowder has made many different types of machinery and helps countries fight in war if they must protect their countries.

Question 8

What dynasty were these inventions made in?

• gunpowder
• chopsticks
• printing

Answer 8

Gunpowder- Tang Dynasty
Chopsticks- Shang Dynasty
Printing- Song Dynasty