How to Make Papyrus With a Paper Bag. Ancient Egyptian History for Kids: Hieroglyphics. Papyrus of Ani from the Bridgeman Art Library [Public Domain] History >> Ancient Egypt The Ancient Egyptians used picture words to write called hieroglyphics.
Papyrus. Papyrus - Ancient Egypt for Kids! Papyrus plant When the Egyptians began to write, about 3000 BC, they wrote from the beginning in ink, on papyrus (pah-PIE-russ).
Papyrus is a plant that grows wild all over the Nile river valley, which is to say it is very common in Egypt. You can cut the long stalks and soak them in water until they rot a little, and then you lay a lot of these stalks next to each other, and a lot of other stalks on top, crossways to the first ones, and then you pound them flat, until all the stalks get mashed into all the other ones, and you have something a lot like paper.
At first papyrus was only used in Egypt, but by about 1000 BC people all over West Asia began buying papyrus from Egypt and using it, since it was much more convenient than clay tablets (less breakable, and not as heavy!). Tourist Attraction.