Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Invention of the Rudder



With the invention of the rudder China was able to make huge ships that could sail all around the world. It make the ship stable enough and able to steal through the bad seas.They also invented the stern post rudder and watertight compartments for ship's hulls.With these inventions, the Chinese trader and explorer Zheng Ho sailed as far as Africa between 1405 and 1433. Unfortunately, China did not follow up on these voyages. The Chinese destroyed their ocean going ships and halted further expeditions. 

http://listverse.com/2009/04/18/10-great-ancient-chinese-inventions/ 
http://library.thinkquest.org/23062/rudder.html

45 comments:

  1. One of those ships must have been quite a site to behold. The construction is simply beautiful. There is something so elegent about the construction techniques of the ancient Chinese.

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  2. This invention really blew up the ship building industry. This invention led to a dramatic increase in quality and size of ships and also the amount of ships being made. Many more were made after the rudder. The Chinese have always been very smart. These ships were monstrous and beautiful. So hard to build, yet they did it so well.

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  3. This was vary helpful for my class

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  4. This was very helpful for my project

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    1. Kinda helpful, but maybe a little more information could have been better.

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  5. You think this helped you piece of no good crap. YOU MUST BE MENTAL

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  6. That is very mean, they tried their hardest on this. Have respect for other people. You did a wonderful job!

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  7. STFU LITTLE BOY LET THE MEN TALK HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

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  8. this was exscrsint \/{00}\/
    {o}

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  9. THIS DID NOT HELP AT ALLLLL!!!!! WHO CREATED THE RUDDER!!!!!(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻
    (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`) (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

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  12. i am from nigeria

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  13. jk i am from zimbabwe

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  14. i have a joke for you do u want to here it

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  16. why cant chinese people have white babies

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  17. 2 wongs dont make a white

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  18. asiannnnnnnnnnnnn persuasionnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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  19. THAT JOKE IS MENTAL!

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  20. speaking about asians

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  21. how do you blindfold an asian

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  22. put floss over there eyes

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  23. asiannnn persuasionnnnnnn

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  24. only if we were back then to see the place

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  25. Can someone please tell me who invented the rudder?

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  26. wow that totaly helped me know how it was bilt (not)

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