A Prezi presentation telling us about the ancient Chinese blast furnace. This presentation gives you a brief description of the blast furnace as well as when and who invented it. A clever section discribing the affect it has had on the Chinese culture and present day was adding which was interesting too!
Did you know that the Chinese invented toilet paper?!
Read:
Paragraph One to find out when it was invented.
Paragraph Two for a couple of facts about how the rest of the world find out about this creation.
Paragraph Four to Ten for some background around the world on what their "toilet paper" was.
Paragraph Eleven to the end if you are interested by the article for some extra information.
Worldwide, pasta has become known as an Itailian food. Italian immigrants themselves brought pasta everywhere they went. While it is true that the most famous varieties and recipes of cookieng pasta really do come from Italy, surprisingly, the actual origin of pasta lies elsewhere!
Though this article states that the origin of pasta is very debatable, some theories say that pasta's origin is China! A interesting website worth checking out just out of interest! Due to the fact that there are plenty theories about this topic I wouldn't say it's a definite invention of the Chinese people!
A short video about the irony of the invention of gunpowder. This black powder can destroy us but at the same time give us hope as we look up into the night sky!
A Prezi presentation, main focus being the invention of stirrups on slide eight. Throughout the presentation there are weapons that the Chinese invented including gunpowder so if you are interested by that go check it out! I never thought that the Chinese invented the stirrup so this was a surprise!
A short and interesting video clip about the Chinese magnetic compass and a little background
A short clip that cuts to the chase. Interesting information included about the Chinese Siesmoscope. If you aren't familiar with feet, six feet = 1,829 meters.
