The Invention Of Paper

If it wasn't for paper, our lives would be much different. It is a part of daily routines. Life would be tremendously difficult without it. Paper is used in things that isn't even noticed at times. Its used in tickets to got to places. It is in things we use for food. Homes include paper, wall paper, roofing, flooring, some furniture etc. Entertainment and education need paper. People still record things down on paper, they do their work on it. It's impossible to imagine the world without the invention of paper.

Paper was considered one of the most important things invented during the Han Dynasty. Paper was used to record the information, it was much easier to right on the paper than hard objects that were used to write on. Paper was invented so people had something easier to write on. Something that could be stored easily. Paper made it easier to develop China's civilization quicker.

Paper was created in 105 A.D by Cai Lun. He won wealth from his discovery, he then also became a part of the court. Chinese people weren't very fond of it but Cai knew that it would be a great advancement one day.It was first used to right down information for the government and trading. People before used to used tortoise shells, bones, bamboo slips, and silk. Bamboo trees were used very much. The Chinese took the most out of the bamboo that they could. These objects were fragile, hard to store. It was harder to find a place to store your writing objects, and when dropped bones or shells could easily break and your work destroyed.