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Writing and Printing

  • Pictographic
    3500 BCE

    Pictographic

    Pictographic was invented around 3500 B.C in Mesopotamia by he Sumerians.
    Their writing is known as pictographic because it used pictures to present words They wrote on clay tablets.
  • Hieroglyphics or Papyrus
    3000 BCE

    Hieroglyphics or Papyrus

    Hieroglyphics or Papyrus were invented around 3000 B.C in Egypt by the Egiptians.
    Each simbols represented words, syllables or sounds .
  • Alphabet
    1300 BCE

    Alphabet

    Alphabet was invented around 1300 B.C in Syria by the Syrians.
    Letters could be put together to form a complete word.
  • Paper
    150

    Paper

    Paper wqas invented around 150 A.D in china bu the chineses. The modern biro was invented in 1940 by Georg biró and the fibre tip pen was invented in 1960s.
  • Printed book
    868

    Printed book

    Printed book was invented around A.D 868 in China by the Chinese.
    It was a long roll of paper made by using wooden blocks covered with ink, which were pressed onto the paper.
  • Printing press
    1450

    Printing press

    Printing press was invented around 1450 in Germany by Johannes Gutenberg.
    It could print about 16 pages every hour.
  • News papers

    News papers

    News papers were invented early 1600s in Europe by the Europeans.
    Nowadays, printing is done digitally, In fact, much of what we write (and read) is now produced electronically and the use of paper and ink is decreasing.