Ancient Chinese Inventions

Grade 6Social Studies45 min

Learning Objective

I can explain the purpose and impact of key inventions from ancient China, such as paper, gunpowder, the compass, and printing.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

The 4 Great Inventions that changed the world (China)

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Practice

14 min

7 questions β€’ Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

β€œDescribe one way that paper impacted ancient Chinese society, according to the video. According to the video, what was the original purpose of the compass in ancient China? ”

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