3 Terms
Contributors in Chinese history
Chinese history
rehabilitation
History; Chinese history
A practice dating from the early years of the Chinese Communist Party. Denotes the reinstatement in positions of responsibility of former government and party officials and military personnel who had ...
China Proper
History; Chinese history
Used broadly to mean China within the Great Wall, with its eighteen historic provinces. Divisible into two major, sharply contrasting regions, north China and south China. The dependencies on the ...
gunpowder
History; Chinese history
Gunpowder was invented during the Song Dynasty in ancient China. Made from a mixture of potassium nitrate, sulphur, and charcoal, originally it was used as medicine to treat different kinds of ...
compass
History; Chinese history
The compass was invented during the Han dynasty for divination, it later evolved into a directional device. These compasses were south pointing and were primarily used as direction locators. The ...
papermaking
History; Chinese history
Papermaking was invented during the Han Dynasty; it is one of the most significant contributions of ancient China to the spread and development of human civilization. The paper that was invented was ...
ancient Chinese medicine
History; Chinese history
Ancient Chinese medicine is the oldest in the world and many books have been written on how the medicine was used to treat horrific diseases as well as simple ones such as coughs. The male and female ...
