Ancient Chinese technology
Title:
Ancient Chinese technology
Author:
Culp, Jennifer, 1985- author.
ISBN:
9781477789001
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (49 pages).
Series:
Spotlight on the rise and fall of ancient civilizations
Spotlight on the rise and fall of ancient civilizations.
Contents:
Centuries of innovation -- The Bronze Age -- Jade: the jewel of China -- Precious white clay -- Ancient architecture -- Wooden ladders to heaven -- Luxurious silk -- Hot tea -- "Mixed beverages" -- Advanced horseback riding -- Horse-drawn chariots -- Rapid-fire crossbows -- Bang! gunpowder! -- Boom! fireworks! -- The invention of paper -- Moveable type printing -- The very first folding umbrellas -- Magnetic lodestone, an early compass -- Mechanism of the mechanical clock.
Reading Level:
Grades 7-12.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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