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Papyrus/paper

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Papyrus/Paper

By: Khushi Patel 
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How Is Papyrus Made.

Cut from the papyrus plant that grows at the banks of the Nile river. Then sliced with selections of flower stem. After that its pressed and dried together. And here it is the papyrus from the banks of the Nile river.

How Is Paper Made.

The bark is removed at a pulping factory. then it is cut into thin chip wood which is turned into pulp. Pulp is a watery "soup". The pulp goes though several machines to become a moist-less paper it is also very thin like paper when it comes out of the machines. After that it goes to a paper factory and is crushed together and thinned again with chemical that make it white.

who is the inventor of papyrus?

It was invinted in egypt. There is no record of the specific person who invented the papyrus.   

Who was the inventor of Paper?

The inventor of paper is a guy from China called Cai Lun.
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When was papyrus made?

Papyrus was made in the early 3000 B.C in Egypt.

When was paper made?

Paper was made in ancient china during the Han dynasty (206 BC-220BC

Why is papyrus made

  • Papyrus was easy to store.
  • It was easy to hold and carry then tablets.
  • Permanent records wouldn't get lost or broken.
  • Ink could be removed when every they want the in tablet you would need to start all over.
  • the papyrus was easy to carry and communicate with other paper.
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The many uses of paper

  • Magizinses
  • Newspaper
  • Oragomi
  • colored paper
  • posters
  • craft
  • household items
  • cards
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The uses of papyrus

  • The papyrus was life to the Egyptians it made everything.
  • chairs
  • mattress
  • medicine
  • perfume
  • so the Egyptian thought of making boats with the papyrus. But it didn't work since papyrus objorbs water