China Legacy Review

1. Which of the following inventions had the greatest impact on trade?

• Paper Money

• Porcelain

• Printing Press

• Tea

Wood-block printing was used to print

• entire pages at a time.

• one word at a time.

• print only small pages.

• four words at a time.

This was used as medicine and widely traded

• Magnetic Compass

• Gunpowder

• Tea

• Paper

Why was the development of explosive powder historically important?

• It was the reason that the Mongols were able to invade China.

• Its use changed the nature of warfare.

• Chinese exportation of the powder became a major business.

• It is used in fireworks.

Which of these was NOT an invention from the Tang and Song dynasties of China?

• Compass

• Gunpowder

• Number 0

• Paper

This helped to improve the farming of rice.

• Irrigation

• Magnetic Compass

• Porcelain

• Gunpowder

It was first used in fireworks and later in weapons such as cannons.

• Irrigation

• Gunpowder

• Magnetic Compas

• Tea

This was a beautiful, delicate fabric used in trade.

• Paper

• Magnetic Compass

• Silk

• Woodblock printing

This was improved and allowed sailors and merchants to travel far distances.

• Irrigation

• Gunpowder

• Magnetic compass

• Tea

This was difficult to use because Chinese has over 5000 characters.

• Paper

• Woodblock Printing

• Paper Money

• Silk