2. What did we used to write on
before paper?
Papyrus:
Laminate of a
papyrus stalk
3. What did we used to write on
before paper?
Parchment
Made from
animal skins
4. What did we used to write on
before paper?
Even Bamboo
5. 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.
6. Paper was first invented in China
in around the 2nd century AD
It was a replacement for silk
◦ There was high demand for silk west of
China along the Silk Road
7. Next Stop – The Islamic World
It reached Uzbekistan by
751, Baghdad by 793, Egypt by
900, and Fes, Morocco around 1100
