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**Paper- **

 *  How is it made:Paper is made by grinding plant material into a pulp, forming it into thin sheets, and drying it in a form, Early Chinese paper was made from the bark of the mulberry tree and other plant fibers.

What it was used for: The most used Chinese invention is paper. Paper was invented in the second century BC and was used as clothing. One might not believe that paper could be used as clothing, but the paper made at that time used thicker and tougher paper fibers. Not only was paper used for clothing, it was also used for military body armor. The Chinese found out that pleated sheets of paper could stop the arrows. The paper armor was standard issue with Chinese land and sea units. Paper's writing property was not discovered till about one century after its discovery. The earliest example of writing on paper was found and abandon military post. **

**Gunpowder- **

 *  How is it made: Gunpowder is made by mixing charcoal, sulfur, and potassium nitrate at the right amounts. You can put water in it to stop the hazards of it exploding. You can also make it into small pellets and wait for it to dry.

What it was used for:The first use of gunpowder was to poison people if they were bad. The second use was to make firework missiles in wars. The next use was to make explosions to break through rocks and walls. The last use was for a weapon like a cannon to fight in wars. Silk- How is it made: ****Silk thread is made from the cocoon of the silkworm. The white cocoon is dropped into boiling water, and silk thread is unwound. Each cocoon can make about 500 to 1,200 yards of silk. What is it used for: silk was used for making clothing, mostly for upper class. Was made to be sold on the silk road. ** Compass- How is it made: A lodestone was placed on the end of a spoon like object, and the Chinese people found that it always pointed south. That meant that they could navigate the different directions by knowing where south is. What is it used for: The Compass is used to navigate in areas where people can get lost say for instance; most sailors would probably use a compass to tell which way to point the ship so they can get to their destination. Printing- How is it made: **The wood block is carefully carved the areas that show 'white' are cut away with a knife leaving the characters or image to show in 'black' at the original height. The block was cut along the grain of the wood. It is only necessary to ink the block and bring it into firm and even contact with the paper or cloth to achieve an acceptable print. The content would of course print "in reverse" or mirror-image, a further complication when text was involved how was it used:It was used to make books, or keep documents in a readable form.  Porcelain- How it is made: all bone china must have at least 25 percent bone ash to carry the name. Most bone china has about 50 percent bone ash, along with 25 percent china stone and 25 percent Kaolin clay. These ingredents are mixed together at high temperatures until glass like. What it was used for: porcelain was used for mostly pottery.
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2. How did the statues of women change during the Tang and Song dynasties? During the Tang and Song dynasties women had a lot more respect. Though most women still stayed home with there children, and stuck to weaving and rearing silk worms. Some women gained access to religious authority by taking vows as Daoist priestesses.The head mistresses of the bordellos in the North Hamlet of the capital Chang'an had large amounts of wealth and power. Showing that The Tang and Song dynasties took a step forward and gave women more power and respect.

3. Describe Footbinding Foot binding was a way to stop the growth of a womens feet. It started when the girl was 4-7 year old, a bandage, ten feet long and two inches wide was wrapped tightly around the foot, forcing the four small toes under the sole of the foot. This stoped the foot from growing by forcing the big toe and the heel closer together by bowing the arch of the foot. It took about two years for this to be done, at the end the feet were useless.

4. Describe the Gentry class In China, Korea, and Vietnam, this meant that the confucian scholar gentry that would make up most of the bureaucracy. This caste would use of both the hereditary aristocracy as well as the scholars that rise through the rank by public service and by imperial exams.

The scholars were the most educated and highest up on the class system. 5. How was the Civil Service reformed under the Tang and Song? The civil Service was reformed by the Sui dynasty, he brought together southern and northern china since they had been solo for 300 years before. The grand canal was made possible by Tang and Song, After five years of work the canal was finished and china was reunited.

6. Describe what happened to Marco Polo Marco was imprisoned, and dictated his stories to a cellmate. He was released in 1299, became a wealthy Merchant, married and had 3 children.