Why are Jews so clever?

• Honeybunz

  27 Aug 05, 10:44

  Originally posted by iveco:

  But before the Chinese invented paper, the Egyptians had their papyrus scrolls (made from some Nile reeds). The Chinese were still using their heavy bamboo blocks at that time. Am I right?

  I read about the Egyptians one. But dunno which one came first.
• ben1xy

  27 Aug 05, 10:47

  Originally posted by Icemoon:

  Did he mean Tian Tan? He said slightly off to western side of Beijing .. hmm .. I always tot Tian Tan is quite near the Forbidden City.

  i forgotten the name... there is the forbidden city ... i didnt go to that 1. i went to another 1 ... i forgot the name though. i have the pictures in s'pore.... maybe i will post it when i get home
• Icemoon

  27 Aug 05, 11:03

  Originally posted by Honeybunz:

  I read about the Egyptians one. But dunno which one came first.

  The Egyptian one is not paper I think.
  
  The earliest extant Christian documents were also written on some paper-like material.
• laurence82

  27 Aug 05, 11:07

  Egyptians are made from reeds, which i think is grass
  
  Chinese one is made from pulp of trees....