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Talk:World History Lecture Three (view source)
Revision as of 21:43, February 11, 2009
, 21:43, February 11, 2009→Reversion explained: Reply to Andy
The edit was reverted because it was not an improvement, and it had deleted a key date (thereby introducing a misleading time reference).--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 15:28, 11 February 2009 (EST)
The edit was reverted because it was not an improvement, and it had deleted a key date (thereby introducing a misleading time reference).--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 15:28, 11 February 2009 (EST)
So what you are saying is that:
* The Chinese "invented" bamboo. (''They made widespread use of it, like every other culture in east and south-east Asia, but did they '''invent''' this naturally growing plant?'')
* The Chinese ''did not'' invent or develop the fixed rudder. (My reading suggests it was used from the 4th century B.C. in China and started being used in the west in the late middle ages.) (Ref: "''Dictionary of Ship Types''": A. Dudszus & E. Henriot. Trans. Keith Thomas. Conway maritime Press 1986)
* The Chinese invented gunpowder '''after''' their invention of fireworks. (''By all means put in this date, but tell us what their first fireworks were made of before the invention gunpowder.'')
:(I am genuinely trying to help here.) [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 16:43, 11 February 2009 (EST)