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Mention four important Chinese inventions that transformed the history of the world.
Several Chinese inventions have changed the history of the world. Explain any five.
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Solution
Following Chinese inventions have changed the history of the world.
- Chinese first made paper from the bark of old trees, old rags, and fishing nets.
- The Chinese developed the art of block printing.
- The seismograph was made in China to record earthquakes.
- Other notable inventions were the manufacture of gunpowder,
- The mariner’s compass, the water mill, the wheelbarrow, umbrellas, and kites.
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