Papermaking

Ancient China was extremely advanced and many of its discoveries are still in use today’s world. Perhaps the Chinese has contributed more to the advancement of human kind than any other ancient culture. They have contributed to our world civilization’s achievements in the fields of agriculture, shipping, astronomy, printing, oil, martial arts, ammunition and mathematics. Ancient Chinese inventions such as gunpowder, silk, paper, printing, tea, wheel barrow, iron plows, deep drilling, porcelain,

their culture, but the vast world of our past and present. Particularly, “The Four Great Inventions” have made a tremendous impact on our society as humans. These are the inventions of: Papermaking, Printing, Gunpowder, and the Compass, developed during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Starting with the art of papermaking, this process created a writing surface other than bones, silk, or bamboo. Using plant fibers, Cai Lun of the Eastern Han created a lightweight and smooth textured piece of paper--- as

Throughout early history, civilizations often sought to receive resources from afar to sustain their societies and keep themselves thriving, and to this end trade relations and eventually trade routes began to emerge. This aided civilizations in their discovery of foreign items that they may use to better their societies. These items traded ranged from complex technology to something as simple as nutmeg. The main trade routes that were utilized in East and South Asia were the silk road and the Indian

distribution of associated technology and scrutinized by the characterization of the extensive expanse of knowledge and ideas across Europe we will discover the invention of the printing press. A result of progress, among a number of allied industries, papermaking and goldsmithing were principal players. The thin paper-like material made from the pith of the papyrus plant was one of the most common writing papers during the the 5th century A.D. Egypt, the main source for this paper became isolated after the

Our excursion to Japan was full of inspiring and fulfilling experiences for me. The foremost part of our journey, to Tokushima and the Awagami Factory, was what I was initially so excited for. Between my studies of printmaking, papermaking, and Japanese art history- Awagami was the initial anticipated zenith of my trip to Japan. It was an absolute dream come true. Paper has long been a fascination of mine as it’s a printmaker’s primary medium. Awagami washi paper is renowned among printmakers and

Chinese ideas and innovations began taking full affect across Eurasia. The Chinese art of producing salt by solar evaporation soon spread to the Islamic people, as they began using the technique for themselves. Other Chinese innovations such as papermaking, printing, and gunpowder all began to spread to other civilizations such as Korea, Vietnam and Europe. With the creation of canals, networks commerce, waterways, and technological achievements, the Grand Canal,

“I have not told half of what I saw” were the final words of the great Venetian explorer Marco Polo; however, in recent times, Marco Polo’s exploits have been doubted more and more. (Pedriali, 161) Most often cited as evidence that Marco Polo’s travels may not have been as truthful as reported is the 1998 book Did Marco Polo go to china? by Dr. Frances Wood. Through new research done by Dr. Hans Ulrich Vogel of University of Tübingen in Germany, it has been shown that Marco Polo was mostly truthful

Deforestation is a very big problem in our world, that not lot of people are worried about, it’s that's causing many issues in our environment and issues for lots of animals. Deforestation is when people cut down trees to get wood for building and papermaking,and to burn firewood. They also clear land for crops to grow and animals to graze. Many animal habitats are suffering because of us humans! Keep reading to see how many problems deforestation is doing to our woods, jungles, and other places on

Frederick William the Great Elector of Brandenburg-Prussia is the most absolute monarch. Frederick William’s achievements/successes make other monarchs such as Elizabeth Tudor seem weak and powerless. Therefore, it gave him the name as the Great Elector. With increasing the power and importance by expanding the military and encouraging religious toleration, he still had an abundance of successes. After his reign from 1640 – 1688, his son carried on his succession. When Frederick first inherited

catholics in Maryland Industries: Lumber industries are big since many trees are in the middle colonies They also have shipbuilding industries Textile and iron industries Sawmills are also a big industries since it fits in with the lumber industries Papermaking and printing is big as well, again since all of the lumber Good things about our colony: Great farming soil a. Some grew enough food for their families