ANCIENT CHINA

Ancient Chinese Contributions

Ancient Chinese Contributions

Introduction

The Ancient Chinese were a very clever civilization who was capable of utilizing the materials they had available to make tools that they found useful. However, they have been the pioneers of many valuable inventions. Thus, we can say that their people tend to be called very smart. As with any civilization, as time went by the skills and materials improved, this improved the quality and (type of) tools available. However, there are diverse creations that the Chinese are better known. Therefore, I've highlighted notable inventions, which eventually spread throughout the whole world. While China might currently be exporting huge quantities or products, it was once exporting very valuable information, which the rest of the world would have lost without.

Among the many inventions that Chinese comprehend their skills some got listed. The creations include; Abacus, Chinese handwriting, coal & iron refining, gunpowder, magnetic compass, paper money, spinning wheel, the Mechanical Clock, smallpox inoculation, canals & locks, The Great Wall of China, and various other things (Williams, 1997). However, in this paper, I will be emphasizing upon the four major inventions of China called the Four Great Inventions. These four inventions are the Chinese inventions of gunpowder, papermaking, printing, and compass.

Discussion

I would like to highlight major creations that the Chinese made and how significant these inventions had been due to various reasons. The first invention I would like to discuss is the Great Wall of China.

Great Wall of China

It is the longest man made structure ever created and can be mentioned to as the Eighth marvel of the World. However, The Great Wall of China is not one continuous wall these are several walls that have been connected over time. The wall got build with bare hand and expanded over to 4,500 miles long to the north border of China. It was not built in a directly line because they believed demons from the north would be able to overtake through the wall. They considered demons only traveled in directly lines and, therefore, could not traverse crocked lines, so the wall got constructed with some bends and turns. The wall resembles with a sleeping dragon, and the dragon is a significant symbol of China. It took two thousand years to build. It is about twenty or thirty feet high and fifteen feet wide. It is furthermore the only man-made structure that can be glimpsed by the ...