Achievements of the Chinese Culture
Advancement in Technology:
- The invention of paper made books more readily available because it is easier and less expensive to write on paper than to write on silk as they used to do.
- Paper also helped spread education throughout China
- They made a collar harness for for horses which allowed them to pull more weight easier.
- Made a plow with 2 blades which was much more efficient.
- Invented the wheel barrow
- Used water mills to grind grain
- Improved iron tools\
- Invented the Silk Roads which are trade routes that lead from China to many other places. China made a large amount of silk which was a desirable item for many other people.
- Encouraged assimilation: process of making conquered peoples part of Chinese culture
- The government promoted assimilation by letting farmers settle in newly colonized areas and intermarry with local peoples.