East Asia: Center of the World - Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East and Southeast Asia - page 286

INVENTION IN CHINA (century) IN THE WEST (century)

Row Cultivation of Crops 6th BC 16th AD

Iron Plow 6th BC 16th AD

Multi-tube Seed Drill 2nd BC 16th AD

Horse Collar 3rd BC 7th AD

Quantitative Cartography 2nd AD 15th AD

Mercator Map Projection 10th AD 16th AD

Cast Iron 4th BC 13th AD

Crank Handle 2nd BC 9th AD

Steel from Cast Iron 2nd BC 18th AD

Water Power 1st AD 13th AD

Suspension Bridge 1st AD 19th AD

Deep Drilling for Gas 1st BC 20th AD

Belt Drive 1st BC 13th AD

Chain Drive 10th AD 18th AD

Underwater Salvage 11th AD 19th AD

Lacquer (Plastic) 13th BC 19th AD

Petroleum and Gas as Fuel 4th BC 19th AD

Paper 2nd BC 12th AD

Wheelbarrow 1st BC 12th AD

Fishing Reel 3rd AD 17th AD

Horse Stirrup 3rd AD 6th AD

Porcelain 3rd AD 20th AD

Biological Pest Control 3rd AD 19th AD

Mechanical Clock 8th AD 14th AD

Printing Movable T Type 11th AD 15th AD

Playing Cards 9th AD 14th AD

Paper Money 9th AD 17th AD

Spinning Wheel 11th AD 13th AD

Circulation of Blood 6th BC 12th AD

Deficiency Diseases 3rd AD 19th AD

Thyroid Hormone 7th AD 19th AD

Immunology for Smallpox 10th AD 18th AD

Compass 4th BC 11th AD

First Law of Motion 4th BC 16th AD

Seismograph 2nd AD 16th AD

Modern Geology 2nd AD 17th AD

Kite 5th BC 15th AD

Relief Map 3rd BC 13th AD

Parachute 2nd BC 18th AD

Ship' s Rudder 1st AD 12th AD

Multiple-Mast Ships 2nd AD 14th AD

Watertight Compartments 2nd AD 19th AD

Canal Pound-Lock 10th AD 14th AD

Rotor and Propeller 4th AD 19th AD

Paddle-wheel Boat 5th AD 15th AD

Chemical Warfare 4th BC 19th AD

Crossbow 4th BC 2nd BC

Gunpowder 9th AD 12th AD

Fireworks 10th AD 12th AD

Land Mines 13th AD 14th AD

Figure 10-13
How many of these inventions are you familiar with?

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