Some terms to remember:
Dynasty: A family that rules over an empire for a period of time.
Click here to check out the map of Chinese dynasties over time.
Empire: A large area of different groups of people ruled by one government.
In this class we will focus mostly on the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties. They were dynasties in which new discoveries were made, and times when China was interacting with different parts of the world.
This time line might help you see when the different dynasties took place:
Ancient Gold coins, by Grant
The Mechanical Clock by Austin Bechtel: The mechanical clock used water. It helped society plan. It was invented in the Tang Dynasty in the year 723 AD.
Chinese Ancient Gold coins. The oldest gold coins ever found in China.
Chinese Rocket
The printing got better with the movable type during the Ch'ing-Li period!!!
Hay dudes its Nick. Mariners compass-floating magnetized iron needle suspended in water.It was invented in thee tang dynasty
seeya later buy dudes
This is the Diamond Sutra scroll about Indian Buddhism!!! It is the oldest dated book made by using printing on wood blocks in the Tang dynasty!!!
The cannon in picture is ancient, the people in the backround are not.
people in china wore embroidered two piece ceremonial gowns btw this is isaac
Comments (16)
Grant Jason said
at 7:28 pm on Jan 17, 2011
Hi this is Grant. Soon I'll post my information about paper currency!
Isaac Jason said
at 7:32 pm on Jan 17, 2011
my topic is gunpowder. i'll post more soon.
Sebastian Gutierrez said
at 1:37 pm on Jan 19, 2011
Hi this is Sebastian. I was sick the first meeting and will soon meet you guys. I've been asked to write about gunpowder too. More later.
Sebastian Gutierrez said
at 1:56 pm on Jan 19, 2011
During the Chin dynasty the recipe for gunpowder was sulfur,charcoal,and saltpeter(potassium nitrate.)
Sebastian Gutierrez said
at 2:00 pm on Jan 19, 2011
OOPS! Forget the comment above. The Chin dynasty was when it was discovered. Those ingredients above are true for TODAY! Sorry for the missunderstanding :P
matthew.jason@... said
at 6:26 pm on Jan 20, 2011
Sebastian, did you find out how the Chinese used gunpowder (especially after the Chin Dynasty)? There are some interesting ways that the Chinese put it to use in the Song Dynasty, which was from the 900s -- 1200s. I'll have Isaac look into that, since he has gunpowder too.
happymato2@... said
at 7:03 pm on Jan 21, 2011
This is Nick. My invention is the compass. The compass was invented by Zheng Sheui. It was invented around 75 A.D. The compass was useful for navigation. Without the compass it would be hard for explorers to travel and discover stuff. By dudes
happymato2@... said
at 9:51 am on Jan 22, 2011
This is Natalie. Printing is my invention. Carved wood blocks for printing was invented during the 7th century in the Tang dynasty. Movable type was invented by Bi Sheng of the Song Dynasty from 1041-1048. Without the printing inventions Chinese would not have made books.
bechtelc@... said
at 3:24 pm on Jan 23, 2011
This is Austin. The mechanical clock is my invention. The mechanical clock was created by Yi Xing around 723 AD in the Tang Dynasty and it helped measure time. Clocks measure intervals shorter than natural units such as day and night. Without clocks planning would be hard. The clocks provided a measurement so people wouldn't waste time waiting for each other. What has a face but never weeps a clock.
Sebastian Gutierrez said
at 10:24 am on Jan 24, 2011
They used gunpowder for fireworks and artillery.
matthew.jason@... said
at 9:26 pm on Jan 24, 2011
hey.this is isaac.the chinese had flamethrowers and landmines! sweet! they also had guns. and in gunpowder they put honey or garlic. bye dudes
Grant Jason said
at 10:05 am on Jan 25, 2011
Grant Jason said
at 11:36 am on Feb 7, 2011
Grant Jason said
at 10:13 am on Jan 25, 2011
hey guys, the first paper money was found in the 10th century the song dinysty
Isaac Jason said
at 12:54 pm on Jan 27, 2011
hey whats up? i down loaded a sweet chinese gun if you scroll up and look on the right you can see it! see ya
Grant Jason said
at 11:36 am on Feb 7, 2011
they used chunks of stuff for money
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