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1、Name:ZhuYancheng;StudentID:1353573TimeofClass:Wednesday1-2Thewordcount:1240words13Dec.2014ThereasonswhyhadChinabeenovertakenbytheWestinscienceandtechnologyAbstractBefore17lhcentury,Chinesetechnologywasalwaystheleaderintheworld,whilethewesterncountrieskeptalowlevelinscienceandtechnologycomparedto
2、theChina.ButthingsallchangedsincetheIndustrialRevolutionhappened.Westernworldcameintoanewagethateverythingwasdevelopingrapidly,anditstechnologyexceededChinainasplendidspeed.Duringthesametime,Chinesepeoplehadlittleprogressinsciencefield.ThereasonwhyChinesetechnologyfell,despiteitsearliersuccesses
3、,isverystrange.ThisquestionwasfirstmentionedbyJosephNeedham,anEnglishscholar.IreadhisbookandsoughtsomehistoricaldataintheInternet,tomakemyownviewaboutthisquestion.Keywords:Chinesetechnology;agriculturalcivilization;feudalism;lackoftheories;nocompetition.1.IntroductionLIThesignificanceofthetopicI
4、tisknowntousthatChinaisoneofthefourancientcivilizations,andtheonlycountryofthemthatexisttillnow.Itsbrilliantsuccessinscienceandtechnologywaswitnessedbydozensofcenturies.ButthedevelopmentofChinesesciencehadmanyobstructionstoo,whichmightcausegreatdifficultiesslowingdownthepaceofitsprogress.Unfortu
5、nately,oursocietykeptoldanddecayedconception,refusingtostepintonewperiodofthescience,whileIndustrialRevolutionchangedthewholewesternworld.Eventoday,someoftheseobstructionsalsoplaybadrolesduringthetimeourcountryrisingfromruinsleftbytheinvaders.So,it'simportantforustoknowthetruthinthatage,thetruth
6、whatweakenourcountryorwhatstrengthenouropponent.l>2ResearchmethodsBycoincidence,Ihavestudiedthisquestioninmyseniormiddleschool,justalittle.Before1lookupreferencematerial,myfirstchoiceislookingthroughthehistoryofChinesetechnology,tolearnitsdevelopingcharacteristics-ThenIcomparedthedifferenceinenv
7、ironmentforscientificresearchbetweenChinaandWesterncountriesin17lhand18thcentury・Finally,IlistedfourpointstoexplainthefallofChinesetechnology.2.MyresearchaboutNeedhamproblem2・1Agriculturalcivilizationlimitedthespacetodevelop
