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Explain how this is this an example of cultural diffusion.

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Explain how this is this an example of cultural diffusion.

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Porcelain would later become one of China's most important exports and would spread to countries such as Korea, Japan, India, and many countries in Europe; the Chinese were the only nation in the world who knew how to create porcelain at the time, and its popularity among other nations caused it to be a major influence on many cultures.

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How has the technology evolved over time: is it still used today? How has it changed since then?

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How has the technology evolved over time: is it still used today? How has it changed since then?

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Porcelain is still used today, but for many different uses other than pottery; porcelain enamel is very useful for coating buildings, as well as an electrical insulator.

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How did it impact life during the Tang and Song dynasties?

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How did it impact life during the Tang and Song dynasties?

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Since the drinking of tea was made popular during the Tang dynasty, durable and beautiful tea ware was in higher demand. Porcelain was both very durable and could be glazed, painted, and inlaid with materials such as nacre to make alluring tea ware for novelty.

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What can we learn about their society based off of this invention?

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What can we learn about their society based off of this invention?

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Since the creation of porcelain requires such high temperatures to create, the fact that porcelain production was in place during this time period shows the immense technological progression that occurred during the Tang and Song dynasties.

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Porcelain was vastly superior to the other pottery materials at the time; porcelain could be made thinner than regular pottery, and was very valuable for its smooth finish and slight transparency.

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Clay wares were first being made in 3200 BCE, and later stoneware baked at higher temperatures in 1400 BCE, but Porcelain was not invented until 220 CE.

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The achievement is the invention of porcelain.