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1. The Ancient Chinese created many important inventions that are now used around the world, such as paper money and gunpowder. They were also the first to harvest silk. Find several ways people use silk.

2. Another invention, the compass, had a religious use. What was it? What was an abacus used for?

3. Chinese writing developed more than 3,500 years ago. Each character, or symbol, stands for a word. What word do you get when you combine the symbols for fire and mountain? Woman and Child?

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