10/28/15 Bell Ringer1. How did Buddhism spread in Tang China?2. Which invention on page 418 do you think was the most important at the time?3. What is a plateau?

Objective

• I can determine how Chinese technology has changed the world.

• SPI 7.23 Trace the spread of Chinese technology to other parts of Asia, the Islamic world, ad Europe including papermaking, wood-blocking printing, the compass, and gunpowder.

Woodblock Printing

Woodblock Printing - Japanese

Achievements • The Tang and the Song dynasty produced

some of the most important inventions in human history.

Video Analysis• You will be taking notes on 4 video clips.– Label the 1st - GUNPOWDER TO GUNS– 2nd – PAPER MAKING– 3rd – WOODBLOCK PRINTING– 4TH – THE COMPASS

Ratings…• On a scale from 1-4 ( 1 being the best) put the

inventions in order of importance.

• Write a paragraph using POWTIDE on the prompt:• Of the 4 topic discussed in the videos, which had

the most influence on the world since its development?

• Challenge: How would our world/lives be different without it?

Assessment • Write a brief description on how the Song

inventions have changed the world. • Write about the specific inventions such as

papermaking, wood-blocking printing, the compass, and gunpowder.