Papyrus
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Cyperus Papyrus plant
How Is Papyrus Made?
How Is Papyrus Made?
"Papyrus is actually a plant, the Cyperus papyrus plant, in which the Egyptians used the fibers of the pith of the plant, and folded it together in a crisscross pattern to make this paper-like substance" (Williams). The only color ink that the ancient Egyptians used on papyrus was red and black (Danzing). Black being used to hold main information while red was used to highlight main ideas. A little like how some people do notes at work and everyday. Color coded!
What Was Papyrus Used For?
What Was Papyrus Used For?
You can make shoes and clothing items with papyrus. All of the shoes worn in Ancient Egypt were made from papyrus, and all of the clothing items from Egypt were also made from papyrus. Papyrus could also be used as paper. Making the plant extremely versatile.
Impacts Papyrus on Ancient Egypt
Papyrus was made in such a way where clothes and shoes could also be made. Papyrus being this versatile was necessary because it was one of the only items that could be easily accessed throughout Eygpt that was extremely useful.
Papyrus Records
Record-Keeping
It was used to keep records. To be considered an ancient civilization, you must have 5 things, and record keeping is one of them. Papyrus was also used to keep track of transactions. At this time, there weren't many money transactions, but it kept track of trades (Williams).
Papyrus was also found in Pharaoh's tombs holding hieroglyphics informing people about their lives. (Capua, Williams).
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