Ancient Chinese Inventions
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Objective
I can explain the purpose and impact of key inventions from ancient China, such as paper, gunpowder, the compass, and printing.
Part 1 of 3
Warm-up video
Unknown Channel · 5:00
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
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Describe the materials and process used to create paper in ancient China, according to the video.
Explain the initial purpose of the compass in ancient China and how that differed from its later use.
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
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“Describe 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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