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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
The End