Short History of PaperAccording to Wikipedia

What did we used to write on before paper?Papyrus:

Laminate of a papyrus stalk

What did we used to write on before paper?Parchment

Made from animal skins

What did we used to write on before paper?Even Bamboo

What is Modern Paper?What we think of as modern

paper is something like wood, hemp or linen that has been pulped and pressed to make paper.

Paper was first invented in China in around the 2nd century ADIt was a replacement for silk

◦There was high demand for silk west of China along the Silk Road

Next Stop – The Islamic World

It reached Uzbekistan by 751, Baghdad by 793, Egypt by 900, and Fes, Morocco around 1100

Paper in EuropeAround 1100 paper had started

to reach Europe through the Iberian Peninsula

From Asia to Europe and then the rest of the world

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