How Paper Was Invented

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How Paper Was Invented

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Useful Words: New Vocabulary
court official - придворный чиновник
pulp - бумажная масса
screen (in paper‑making) - сетка (для изготовления бумаги)
to press out - отжимать

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Before Paper
Long ago, people did not have paper.

They wrote on:
animal skins;
stones;
papyrus (in Egypt).
clay tablets;
These materials were hard to use or expensive.

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The First Paper in China
Paper was invented about 2 000 years
ago.

Country: China.

Year: around 105 AD.

Inventor: Cai Lun.

He used:
tree bark;
old rags;
fishing nets;
water.

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How They Made Paper Then
The process was simple:
Mix materials with water.
Make a thin layer on a screen.
Press out the water.
Dry in the sun.

Soon, paper became popular in
China

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Paper Travels to Other Countries
From China, paper went to other
places:
first — to Korea and Japan;
then — to the Arab world;
later — to Europe (around the
11th–12th century).

People learned to make better
paper.

It changed education and
books forever.

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Mini‑Quiz «How Paper Was Invented»
Question 1

Where was paper invented?

a) In Egypt

b) In China

c) In Europe
Question 2

Who invented paper?

a) Leonardo da Vinci

b) Johannes Gutenberg

c) Cai Lun
Question 3

What did people use for
writing before paper was
invented? 

a) Clay tablets

b) Stones

c) Plastic sheets
Question 4

How did paper spread from China to Europe?

a) It went directly from China to Italy by ship.

b) First to Korea and Japan, then to the Arab world,
and later to Europe.

c) It was brought to Europe by explorers from
America.