Our Core Concentration blog assignment for today was to explain several Chinese achievements and tell which one we thought personally was the greatest and why. This ties in with our current History unit on China.
China was and is one of the greatest and longest-lasting civilizations the world has ever known. During its many Golden Ages, it achieved many great things. Many revolutionary inventions still seen today trace their origins to China. Most of the achievements we're studying, though, come from two famous dynasties, or ruling families, in China - the Song and Tang.
China, as mentioned above, is the source of many great historical achievements, including inventions like gunpowder, the iron and coal industry, movable-type printing, and a type of calculator used in banking called an abacus. Personally, I think the most important invention to come out of China was the use of paper money as currency. Before this was invented, metals were used to make coins as currency all over the world. When the then-called "flying money" was invented, it was frowned upon. Soon after in the Song dynasty, it became the official Chinese currency. Nowadays it is used all over the world. We call our own paper money "dollar bills".
This particular assignment ties into our unit because as well as learning about the history of China, we're also learning about its greatness, achievements, and legacy. Inventions from China are seen all around us. They helped shape the civilization, attitude, and history as well as the world. Paper money definitely made trade within villages and with other civilizations just that much more easy and up-to-date.
China was and is one of the greatest and longest-lasting civilizations the world has ever known. During its many Golden Ages, it achieved many great things. Many revolutionary inventions still seen today trace their origins to China. Most of the achievements we're studying, though, come from two famous dynasties, or ruling families, in China - the Song and Tang.
China, as mentioned above, is the source of many great historical achievements, including inventions like gunpowder, the iron and coal industry, movable-type printing, and a type of calculator used in banking called an abacus. Personally, I think the most important invention to come out of China was the use of paper money as currency. Before this was invented, metals were used to make coins as currency all over the world. When the then-called "flying money" was invented, it was frowned upon. Soon after in the Song dynasty, it became the official Chinese currency. Nowadays it is used all over the world. We call our own paper money "dollar bills".
This particular assignment ties into our unit because as well as learning about the history of China, we're also learning about its greatness, achievements, and legacy. Inventions from China are seen all around us. They helped shape the civilization, attitude, and history as well as the world. Paper money definitely made trade within villages and with other civilizations just that much more easy and up-to-date.
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