WHEN AFRICA INVENTED PAPER, PEN AND INK, WHERE WERE THEY?
Egypt, the cradle of civilization is noted for many world inventions such as the pyramids, pharoahs, amongst others. Three things you didn't know Was invented in Egypt are the pen, ink, and the paper.These three became the basis for written history after the cave man writings. PAPER: Paper as we know came from the papyrus plant located at the banks of the Nile river. As far as 2800BC, this magical plant was discovered; it is a reedy plant and the first flexible material used by papyrus plant papyrus sheet the Egyptians for recording archives. The papyrus plant was converted into paper via this process: Fibrous layers within the stem of the plant were removed, placed did why side and and arranged. The sheet was placed into water and pressed tightly. When it dried, it transforms into a durable writing material. In 751 BC, paper was modified by the Chinese and later, Islamic culture further modified and introduced paper production techniques to the Europe...