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When did Chinese invent paper?
about 2 000 years ago
What did the Chinese make paper from?
from different plants
At first what did the Chinese use paper for?
for wrapping things
What is paper most useful for?
for books
What did the Chinese use for making books before they invented printing?
They used pens and ink.
Was the process of making a book (without printing) fast or slow?
It was very slow.
What are the most important Chinese inventions? (name 4)
Paper, printing, compass, gunpowder
When did the Chinese first print on cloth?
More than 2 000 years ago.
How did the Chinese print on cloth? (describe the process)
They cut a pattern on a block of wood. Then they put dye on the woodblock and pressed the block onto the cloth.
What kind of cloth did the Chinese invent?
Silk
While printing could the Chinese use the same block of wood many times?
Yes, they clould.
Was cutting words on woodblocks an easy work?
No, it was difficult.
How did the Chinese print on paper? (describe the process)
They put ink on the block then they pressed the paper onto it. The woodblock printed the words onto the paper.
How many pages could the Chinese printer print at a time?
One page at a time
Could the Chinese make many copies of each book with the same printer?
Yes, they could.
What was good about inventing the printer?
More people could have books. More people could learn to read. More people were educated.
