Advancements, Achievements, and Architecture of Ancient China
Advancements and Achievements
- The Shang created the first writing system that uses over 2,000 symbols to express words and ideas
- Soldiers developed war chariots, powerful bows, and bronze armour
- Shi Huangdi created law codes that applied to all people of China
- Created a national system of paper money
- To protect the chinese from invasion, Shi Haungdi built the Great Wall, which is a massive monument that still stands today
- Han painters became experts at figure painting
- Invented paper by grinding plant fibers into a paste and letting them dry
- Created the sundial to tell the time of day
- The seismograph was made to measure the strength of earthquakes and know when evil was coming
- During the Sui Dynasty, the Grand Canal was made to connect northern and southern china
- Exquisite clay sculptures show the strength of a horse and other animals
- Woodblock printing was made to make copying drawings or texts quicker and easier
- Porcelain was invented to make beautiful and fragile pottery
- Gunpowder was used in fireworks and to make signals
- The magnetic compass revolutionized travel and made it much easier
Architecture
- Fancy palaces and temples were built for the emperor
- Most buildings followed the philosophy of Taoist
- Buildings should be long and low
- The roof should be held up by columns rather than walls
- Both sides of the building should be the same