Ancient China
Below are online database resources and credible websites to help you research inventions of ancient china. If you have any questions or problems regarding any of the databases, please contact the CMS librarian, Ms. Field at: kmfield@pthsd.net.
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Ancient and Medieval History Presents the full scope of world history from prehistory through the 1500s, with special topic centers on key civilizations and regions.
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- 11 Innovations that Changed History
- 10 Ancient Chinese Inventions
- China's Age of Invention
- The Earliest Umbrella - Chinese Umbrellas
- Chinese Inventions: Umbrellas and Parasols
- Gun and Gunpowder
- The History of Silk
- Find Out About Ancient China
- Technology of Ancient China
- The First Paper Money
- Tangram: The World's First Puzzle Craze
- Ancient Chinese Seismometer Used Dragons and Toads
- Is this the first wearable computer?
- 20 Greatest Inventions of All Time
- Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/song-dynasty.html
- http://www.ducksters.com/history/china/inventions_technology.php
- http://www.ancient-origins.net/searchall/ancient%2Bchina%2Binvention?field_section=%2A
- http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-technology/incredible-earthquake-Detector-invented-nearly-2000-years-ago-001377
- https://www.ancienthistorylists.com/china-history/top-18-ancient-chinese-inventions/
- Mechanical Clock: http://online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/226380?q=clock%20china
http://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/chinese-smallpox-inoculation
http://www.medicaldaily.com/history-vaccines-variolation-378738
https://www.news-medical.net/health/Smallpox-History.aspx
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407399/
Chinese Civilization:
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
https://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/contents.htm
China's Achievements:
http://www.history-history.com/uploads/7/8/5/7/7857164/downres10.3_chinas_achievements_and_influence.pdf
China in the Middle Ages:
http://www.dentonisd.org/cms/lib/TX21000245/Centricity/Domain/999/AP%20World-%20China%20in%20Middle%20Ages.pdf
Acupuncture:
http://www.healthy.net/Health/Article/The_History_of_Acupuncture_in_China/1819
Pagodas:
https://rampages.us/garstai/2016/04/06/ancient-chinese-architecture-pagodas/
Canal Lock/Flash Lock/Pound Locks:
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa19
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Updated 01/22/2018
