CHINESE CULTURE

PAPER

• a plant that was once in Egypt and which was used to produce a thick paper like material by the ancient Egyptians Greeks and Romans.
• We use paper for blue prints and more.

GUNPOWDER

• Gunpowder was invented in the 9th century by china
• Now day's gunpowder is used for bullets.

ROCKET

• Rockets for military and recreational uses date back to at least 13th century of China.
• We use them for military purposes and space research.

LAND MINE

• A land mine is an explosive device concealed under or on the ground and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets ranging from vehicles and tanks as they pass over or near it.
• We use these for the military and war.

WATER WHEEL

• A water wheel is a machine for converting the energy of free flowing or falling water into useful forms of power often in a waterwheels
• We don't use waterwheels anymore, but they have evolved into water turbines.

SOLAR PANEL

• China is the world's largest market for both photovoltaics and solar thermal energy
• We use solar energy to generate power.

WINDMILL

• A windmill is a mill that converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades.
• We use windmills for rotation energy.

TEAPOT

• A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or an herbal mix in boiling or near-boiling water, and for serving the resulting infusion which is called tea
• We use a teapot today for boiling water and making coffee.

WEBSITES

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_inventions

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• By Alec and Mason