UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DEL

ESTADO DE GUERRERO

LIC. COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL Y

ADUANAS
Materia: INGLES IV

LIC.: VENUSTIANO OCAMPO TERAN

INVESTIGACION

Alumno: José Nava Brito

Grupo: 14-406
17 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2023
How China’s Inventions Changed the World
Chinese inventions have changed the world during the course of history. From
paper money to gunpowder and the compass, many things we use today come
from ancient China. Most of them date back to the Song Dynasty, which ruled the
Asian empire between 960 and 1280 A.D.
When Marco Polo came to China in the 13 th century he discovered a very modern
and civilized society. The Chinese engaged in trading, especially on rivers and
canals. China at that time was highly developed, far more than Europe.
Many people travelled during the Song Dynasty. They built cities and took their
own culture with them. Many of the largest cities of the world could be found in
China during this period.
It was during this era that drinking tea was at the height of its popularity. People
made very beautiful porcelain bowls, which they drunk out of. China, as we often
call it, was produced especially for the royal family and for newly opened
restaurants where rich people ate.
The invention of gunpowder changed the way wars were conducted. It led to the
manufacturing of guns and even rockets. Without gunpowder, later inventions, like
the car engine would not have been possible. Historians think that the Mongols
brought gunpowder to Europe.
Printing was originally developed by Buddhist scholars. They copied texts that they
gave to those who were preparing for examinations. The government also printed
manuals for farm work and interesting articles about medicine. Because the
Chinese alphabet is so complicated movable type printing was created.

Printing also had an effect on the Chinese economy. Texts about new farming
methods that were successful in one region were printed and brought to other
places in China. One of these new innovations in agriculture was the mass
production of rice, introduced by a new type of rice that was grown in Vietnam.
Farmers began growing crops not only for themselves but to sell at markets.
In order for economy to develop the Chinese needed a good transportation system.
During the Song Dynasty canals were built to connect the main rivers. The
invention of the compass allowed Chinese navigators to sail on open seas. They
began to trade with countries in Southeast Asia, like Taiwan and the Philippines.
Later on the Chinese expanded their trading to India and the eastern part of Africa.

The Chinese also invented sails that could be moved, in contrast to the early fixed
sails that the European navigators had at the beginning of the Age of Exploration.
Because there were so many rivers and waterways in China people needed a way
to get from one side of the river to the other. They designed what a rainbow bridge
that could span one bank of the river with the other without a pillar in the middle of
the river.

All in all the Song dynasty was a remarkable period in Chinese history with many
inventions that make our world today a better place to live.