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The document discusses the historical contributions of Chinese civilization to science and technology, highlighting key inventions such as silk production, tea processing, the Great Wall, gunpowder, bronze production, and paper making. It emphasizes how these developments influenced society and facilitated trade and cultural exchange. Additionally, it outlines the impact of these innovations on various aspects of life, including art and military applications.

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Gsts Chinese

The document discusses the historical contributions of Chinese civilization to science and technology, highlighting key inventions such as silk production, tea processing, the Great Wall, gunpowder, bronze production, and paper making. It emphasizes how these developments influenced society and facilitated trade and cultural exchange. Additionally, it outlines the impact of these innovations on various aspects of life, including art and military applications.

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Historical Antecedents in the Course of

Science and Technology:

Chinese
Civilization
Objectives:

• Explain how science and technology affected


the society and environment and vice versa
• Identify inventions and discoveries that
changed the world over the course of history
• Discuss the scientific and technological
developments in the Philippines
Chinese
civilization
- Oldest civilization in Asia
- Known as the middle
kingdom
Silk
• Chinese were the ones who
developed the technology to
harvest the silk and process it to
produce paper and clothing.
• Silk production resulted in the
creation of a product for trade,
making way for cultural, economic,
and scientific exchange.
Silk
- Shennong (Chinese: 神农), whose
name means the Divine Farmer -- and
who is considered as the ancient
Chinese Father of Agriculture, is
honored with the discovery of tea.
- Tea production was developed when
an unknown Chinese inventor created
a machine that was able to shred tea
leaves into strips.
Great Wall of China
• said to be the largest and most
extensive infrastructure that the
nation built.
• Constructed to keep out foreign
invaders and control the borders of
China.
• Made with stone, brick, wood, earth,
and other materials, it showcased the
extent of Chinese engineering
technology at that time.
Gunpowder
- Originally developed to achieve
immortality
- They mixed charcoal, sulfur, and
potassium nitrate, but instead of
creating an elixir of life, they
accidentally invented a black
powder that could actually
generate large amounts of heat
and gas in an instant.
- Also used in fireworks
Bronze production
- produced under the Shang Dynasty
(1766 – 1122 BCE)
- the result of a long story of
experimental progress in combining
varying proportions of copper, tin,
lead and zinc until the ideal mix was
attained (Greaves et al., 1990).
Paper making
- Credited to Cai Lun
- using vegetable fibers made from hemp rope
ends, cloth rags, and old fishing nets
- Coarser and stronger paper was used for
clothing), lacquer-ware, wall decor, and even
military armor.
- use of toilet paper was also traced in China
back to the 6th century
- its use led to the development of calligraphy,
water color painting, and block printing.

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