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3000 BCE
3000 BC – Egyptians mastered the art of creating papyrus paper.
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2450 BCE
2450 BC – Oldest surviving record of animal skins being processed into parchment.
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2200 BCE
2200 BC – Oldest surviving record of Egyptian papyrus.
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250 BCE
250 AD – First book about algebra written by Diophantus of Alexandria
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200 BCE
200 BC – First parchment manufacture appeared in Ancient China, more precisely in Pergamon (Asia Minor).
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149 BCE
149 BC – First dictionary produced in China by Hu Shin. It contained around 10 thousand characters.
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105 BCE
105 AD – First written record about process of paper manufacture created by Ts'ai Lun in China. His guidelines continued to be used for several more centuries.
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50 BCE
50 BC – First organized production of paper started in China. It was made from macerated hemp fibers, old fishnets, plant bark and water.
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499
500 – Mayans used paper created from tree barks.
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610
610 – Paper arrived and started to be manufactured in Japan.
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707
707 – Imported Chinese paper started being used in Mecc
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748
748 – First printed newspaper appeared in Peking.
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751
751 – Arabs started producing paper after they learned its recipe from Chinese prisoners.
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867
868 – One of the earliest printed book was Diamond Sutra by Wang Chieh. It was a 16 feet long scroll.
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875
875 - Toilet paper used in China.
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969
969 – First appearance of playing paper cards in China.
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1035
1035 – First recorded reference of paper packaging found in the diary of Persian traveler Nasiri Khosrau. He witnessed street food sellers of Cairo packing up their goods in paper.
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1040
1040 – Chinese inventor Bi Sheng created first Movable type during the Song Dynasty.
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1150
1151 – Paper started being manufactured in Europe.