The Compass
(指南针) Zhǐ nán zhēn
Who, What, Why?
How it works
Evolution of the Compasses
Compasses now
Summary paragraph
1.) The compass may have gotten to Europe by either the way of trade or by someone coming back from china and sharing what they learned (Cultural diffusion). The invention then had to take off to show that it worked and then afterwards was then to navigate the oceans better. It soon spread from European country to European country.
2.) In the beginning when the Indian ocean trade route was set up people were able to share goods and ideas better then Because of the trade the Chinese had with the Arabs they showed them the ways of the compass. Then due to cultural diffusion the Arabs showed the Europeans.
3.) There are many different reasons why the west may be given credit. One of the reasons is because of the fact that later when the compass was improved it was the standard in which all Europeans used. This made the compass design more accepted and it made it seem as though the west invented it.
4.) The most important thing that we learned about this project is the power of trade. Because of trade we have many of our inventions today. Like the compass we were able to have the compass and soon its upgrades that changed the way we traveled and helped us.