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Which of the following is not true about the invention of the compass?

A. it allowed the Chinese to easily find their way home
B. it caused the Chinese to trade for iron to be used in the compass
C. it was invented earlier but its first recorded use was during the Qin Dynasty
D. it provided information on the location of the North Pole

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The statement that is not true about the invention of the compass is:

D. it provided information on the location of the North Pole.

The compass does not indicate the location of the North Pole; rather, it points towards magnetic north, which is not the same as true north (the geographic North Pole). The other statements have some basis in historical context regarding the use and development of the compass in China.