Writing and Printing

Pictographic

3500 BCE

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 were invented around 3000 B.C in Egypt by the Egiptians.
Each simbols represented words, syllables or sounds .

Alphabet

1300 BCE

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 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 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 was invented around 1450 in Germany by Johannes Gutenberg.
It could print about 16 pages every hour.

News papers

1600

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.