Download or read book How STEM Built the Chinese Dynasties written by Michael Hessel-Mial and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the dawn of Europe's Scientific Revolution, China was a major world power. With million-person cities, vast navies, and a robust trade in luxury goods, China was a country of marvels. The "Central Kingdom" was also a country of invention. This fascinating resource explores the science and technology behind China's rise to power: the incredible scope, the unique traditions that supported it, and the reasons for the eventual decline of the dynastic era. Readers will learn of agricultural innovations, massive building projects, elaborate machines, and countless inventions that changed the way the world ate, drank, read, waged war, and traveled.