What is used to make silk?

Name two fabrics made from PLANT fibers that were used to write on.

What plant did the ancient Egyptians use to make scrolls?

What is an advantage of using tree bark and wood for writing?

What was an advantage of using wax tablets for writing?

What is an advantage of using palm leaves for writing?

What is a disadvantage of using silk to write on?

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?

What is a disadvantage of using palm leaves for writing?

Were Chinese characters traditionally written in horizontal rows or vertical columns?

"Papyrus was used for this purpose for thousands of years."  What is "this purpose" referring to?

"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."  Name an adjective from this sentence.