The Spread Of Paper
Paper traveled the Silk Road and had a lasting impact
How Paper Was Made and the Silk Road
The Silk Road was a system of trade routes used between Asia, Europe, and Africa, that lasted from 2nd century BC through the 14th century AD. Paper was created in ancient China in the second century A.D.(road.com/artl/papermaking.shtml>)The process was mixing finely chopped mulberry bark and hemp rags with water, mashing it flat, letting the water soak out and then letting it dry in the sun. (<http://wipapercouncil.org/about-paper/how-paper-is-made/>)Paper definitely had biggest impact out of all of the items that traveled the silk road.
Impact Of Paper
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