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Over the past several thousand years, the Chinese have contributed some of the world's most significant technological tools and inventions. Most of these inventions have had a tremendous impact on human history and it is hard to imagine life without any of them. Among the most influential of Chinese inventions include gunpowder/explosives; paper; moveable type; the magnetic compass; tea; noodles; matches; and silk. Of these eight inventions, the four most important include paper, gunpowder, tea, and noodles. Of those four, the Chinese invention I could least likely live without would be noodles.
It is difficult to imagine how human beings could have spread information without paper. Even if the Chinese had not invented moveable type well before the Gutenberg printing press was designed in Europe, the invention of paper is one of the most important contributions to the spread of knowledge, learning, ideas, and information. As the Franklin Institute (n.d.) points out, " the Chinese were significantly ahead of the rest of the world" with regards to the development of paper parchment. The ancient Egyptians are known for their papyrus "paper," but papyrus is simply dried papyrus plant, whereas paper requires a sophisticated process whereby pulp is soaked in water and then molded. Chinese paper was made out of hemp and bamboo fiber pulp (Asia Society, 2013; Franklin Institute, n.d.). It is estimated that the Chinese invented paper sometime between 140 BCE and 110 CE (Franklin Institute, n.d.). The Columbia University East Asian Curriculum Project (n.d.) places the date of invention at 105 CE, as the archaeological record shows the oldest known paper with writing on it at this time (Asia Society, 2013). The oldest known printed book is said to be a Chinese publication from 868 CE (Columbia University East Asian Curriculum Project, n.d.). The Chinese also invented playing cards, printed on heavy paper (Columbia University East Asian Curriculum Project, n.d.). Furthermore, the Chinese invented paper money around the ninth century CE, whereas in Europe paper money did not make...
Art Compare The Narrative Tradition in Art: Evidence and Examples from the Neolithic and the Hellenistic Periods Artists have existed since long before the dawn of civilization and the beginnings of recorded history, and the subject matter chosen for depiction in paintings has at once been highly varied and remarkably similar as civilization progressed and societies same and went. Wildly disparate styles have led some to emphasize color and the abstract while
Greek sculptures, 'Veiled and Masked Dancer' and 'Hermes and the Infant Dionysos' dating back to the art periods, and their connection to the realm of spirituality. Is art linked to spirituality in any special way? One might find a number of reasons to answer in the affirmative; there, indeed, appears to be some sort of profuse series of links among the two. Art has always occupied a central position in
Children need special attention when dealing with traumas they might not fully understand. Thus art therapy has been proven to benefit the increasing number of children dealing with PTSD and other trauma related disorders creating fear and anxiety within the innocent child. Another major benefit of art therapy is that of the informal nature of the expression. Unlike language which is complicated through strict grammatical rules, artistic expression has
Her works emerged from dreams and visions she had since childhood, as her hands were being guided by the wonders of God to show divine presence in the world. Giant birds, biblical figures, complex flowers, mysterious faces, and other spiritual images adorned her pages. Once she began drawing, nothing stopped her, not poverty, or the claim by family members and friends that she was "crazy," or her lack of
Exploring their visual arts and artifacts helps improve understanding about Myanmar, Iran, Central African Republic, and Cuba. The ancient art and artifacts from these countries predate their modern statehood, making it challenging to find, for example, art that can be definitively located within what is now the Central African Republic. However, Iran has remained relatively contiguous since its heyday as the Persian Empire, and Cuba has boasted a vibrant modern
By learning the basic principles of design, composition and performing, children discover a range of cultural venues, "all with a view of developing a serious sense of art that will ultimately enable students to transverse the world of art with a degree of autonomy" (Smith). In other words, arts education completes the "circle of humanity," the basic forms of culture that distinguish the human condition, thus an individual can
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