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Dynasty and Time Period |
Inventions / Contributions |
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Dynasty and Time Period |
Inventions / Contributions |
| Qin
or Ch'in dynasty
(approx. 221-207 B. C.) |
- Legalism
- Standardized writing and language
- Standardized money
- Standardized system of measurement
- Irrigation projects
- Building of the Great Wall
- Terra cotta army
- Expanded Network of Roads and Canals
- Multiplication Table
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Tang
Dynasty
(approx. 618-907 A. D.) |
- Tea
- Po Chu-i (poet)
- Scroll painting
- Three Doctrines (Buddhism, Confuscianism, Taoism)
- Gunpowder
- Civil Service Exams
- Brandy and whiskey
- Flame-thrower
- Dance and Music
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Han
Dynasty
(approx. 202 B. C. - A. D. 220) |
- Silk Road
- Papermaking
- Iron technology (cast iron) plowshares;Moldboard plow (kuan)
- Glazed pottery
- Wheelbarrow
- Seismograph (Chang Heng)
- Compass
- Ship's rudder
- Stirrups
- Drawloom weaving
- Embroidery for decorating garments
- Hot Air Balloon
- Chinese Examination System
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Five
Dynasties period
(approx. 907 - 960 A.D.) |
- Tea Trade
- Translucent Porcelain
- Paper Money and Certificates of deposit
- Taoism
- Painting
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Era of Disunity (Age of Division
- (approx. 220 - 581 A. D.)
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- Tea
- Padded horse collar (collar harness)
- Calligraphy
- Stirrups
- Growth of Buddhism and Taoism
- Kite
- Helicopter rotor and propeller
- Matches
- Odometer
- Umbrella
- Paddle Wheel Ship
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Song
or Sung dynasty
(approx. 960-1279 A. D.) |
- Magnetic compass
- Rocket and multi-stage rockets
- Printing (movable type)
- Guns and Cannons
- Landscape painting
- Winemaking
- Chinese Opera
- Porcelain
- Chain Drive Mechanism
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Sui Dynasty
(approx. 581 - 618 A. D.) |
- Porcelain
- Block Printing
- Grand Canal
- Coinage Standardization
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Yuan
or Mongol Dynasty
(approx. 1279 - 1368 A.D. ) |
- Paper money
- Magnetic Compass
- Blue and white porcelain
- Guns and Gunpowder
- Landscape painting
- Chinese Theater, Opera, and Music
- Decimal Numbers
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