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Today, paper is for hundreds of things - not only books and newspapers, but also money, stamps, bags and even clothes.

In times, before the invention of paper, people wrote on skins, bones and stones. In 2700 BC the Egyptians started to make papyrus, which was to paper. But the first real form of paper was in 105 AD by a Chinese government official. It was made from a of plants and clothes. The Chinese kept their new discovery a for many centuries.

Finally, in the 10th , paper was brought to Europe by the Arabs. The first European paper mill was built in in 1150. Since the 18th century, most paper has been made out of wood, because it is much than cloth.

Today, each uses about 300 kg of paper every year. It has become a that we cannot do without.


LEARN THE WORDS
1. paper mill = εργοστάσιο παραγωγής χαρτιού
2. government official = κυβερνητικό στέλεχος