Paper And Its Impact On Ancient Society

As the human race grew from hunter gatherers to more agriculturally advanced civilizations, mankind has created many things that helped shape history. Even though there have been many other civilizations that have made an impact on Ancient society, Ancient Egypt had the biggest impact because they invented many new things like the first kind of paper, the first advanced irrigation system, and were the first to record events using Hieroglyphs. One of the biggest creations originating from Ancient Egypt was paper. Paper is very important because it gave a lighter and easier way to record events and write. Paper has been changed from the original material and creation methods used back in Ancient times but is still used for many things in modern day. The English word paper is originated from papyrus. Papyrus was the
It is soaked in water to remove sugar and the strips are then pounded then they are laid beside each other overlapping. They are then pounded together a second time and left under a large stone and between the pressure and the leftover sugar content the sheets seal together. After drying the surface, the sheet is polished so that it is smooth by rubbing it, many times with things like with a shell or a piece of ivory. Papyrus plants were not only used to make paper though, papyrus was also used for building things like chairs, tables and other furniture and small utensils like baskets, rope, and mats. Ancient Egypt also created the first advanced irrigation system. Using the annual flooding of the Nile river they created a system to create suitable living conditions for their crops. Their most important crop was Wheat, that was the first thing they grew after the flooding. They used Wheat to make things like bread porridge and beer. Once the wheat was harvested they grew other things like fruits and