PKMS INTERNET PATHFINDER
(updated 3-21-13)
Ancient China: Inventions and Practices
GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIA: GROLIER ONLINE
http://go.grolier.com
(will search seven encyclopedias and return a list of articles rated by reading level
1-4). Additional links available in each article. Spanish language encyclopedia
available.
THE SOCIETY FOR ANGLO-CHINESE UNDERSTANDING
http://www.sacu.org/greatinventions.html
(paper, printing, gunpowder, compass ONLY)
COMPUTERSMITHS.COM
http://www.computersmiths.com/chineseinvention/index.html
(timeline and links to thorough explanations of many inventions)
CREATED IN CHINA
http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/node_2498.htm
(browse links to calligraphy, silk, paper, mathematics and more- many images and
links included)
HOW STUFF WORKS
http://www.howstuffworks.com
(sample keyword searches: (Chinese; Chinese inventions; acupuncture)
ANCIENT CHINA FOR KIDS
http://china.mrdonn.org/index.html
(browse links- such as Terra Cotta Army- then check the links in the article for
related web sites)
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE: HISTORY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
http://www.fi.edu/learn/index.php
(sample keyword searches: China; Chinese inventions; compass)