Paper

Gracie C.

This is a video on a Replica Printing Press. It was used to print on paper and this is what it looked like.

How was Paper Printed on?

Paper was used for a variety of things, one of these being to read, document, or send messages. Paper was printed on to make books and other things. It was printed on by carving letters into wooden blocks, dipping them in ink, then pressing them onto sheets of paper. This concept is similar to stamps. Above, there is a video about an Ancient Chinese replica paper printing press.

This is a video example of paper being made in China

How was Paper Made?

This video is what it could have been like to make paper in Ancient China. In the video you can see him make pulp from plant fibers, put it into sheets, flattened, and then dried into sheets.

Paper and Trade

In Ancient China, along the Silk Road which is a very popular trade route throughout Asia and into Europe. The Silk Road is popular because of the many things traded along it and the connections it made. Many things were traded along the Silk Road including porcelain, silk, tea, and paper. It also helped connect Europe and Asia as well as the Mediterranean.

Paper and Communication

Another impact of paper is that it helped spread information. For example, around the 12th century, paper helped spread things around Spain, Sicily, and even full continents like Asia, Africa, and Europe. Paper also helped spread information by being able to easily write things rather than using communication tablets of clay.

Paper, Literacy, and Other Impacts

Paper really encouraged the growth of literature and literacy. Some ways it did this was by prices lowering on paper and books, making books, and influencing other forms of art. As papers popularity grew, the prices lowered and made paper more accessible, which helped literature and literacy grow. Books cannot be made without this paper, so this also impacted it. Paper also helped create calligraphy and painting.

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