"About 4,500 years ago , the Egyptians learned how to use thin strips cut from papyrus plants to make flat, smooth scrolls to write on."Â Name an adjective from this sentence.
(thin/flat/smooth)
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What is an advantage of using tree bark and wood for writing?
(trees are everywhere/wood was easy to cut, write on, etc.)
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baam
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seesaw
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rocket
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banana
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Were Chinese characters traditionally written in horizontal rows or vertical columns?
(vertical columns)
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gift
Win 25 points!
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lifesaver
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What plant did the ancient Egyptians use to make scrolls?
(papyrus)
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What is used to make silk?
(fibers made by tiny silkworms)
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What is a disadvantage of using palm leaves for writing?
(fell apart quickly/didn't last)
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"Papyrus was used for this purpose for thousands of years."Â What is "this purpose" referring to?
(for making scrolls to write on)
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rocket
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banana
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What is an advantage of using palm leaves for writing?
(light/easy to write on)
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Name two fabrics made from PLANT fibers that were used to write on.
(linen/cotton)
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What is a difference between the writing tool the Mesopotamians used to write on clay and the tool the Greeks and Romans used to write on wax?
answers vary
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What is a disadvantage of using silk to write on?
(not affordable/difficult to make)
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What was an advantage of using wax tablets for writing?