The Typewriter
Books From Asia
Before Paper
Egyptian writing
Printing
100

This person has a job working on a typewriter.

What is a typist?

100

This material from elephants' and rhinos' horns is a substitute for paper.

What is ivory?

100

This was the easiest way to store paper like materials. Hint: it looks like a fruit roll up

What is a scroll?

100

Ancient Egyptians used these pictures as their alphabet.

What are hieroglyphs?

100

This Asian country, which has a Great Wall,was the first to invent printing. 

What is China?

200

This material was used by William Burt to make the first ever typewriter in 1829.

What is wood?

200

In this Asian country famous for sushi and ninjas, you learn 881 characters for the alphabet rather than the 26 here.

What is Japan?

200

This paper substitute is made from animal skin.

What is parchment?

200

Ancient Egyptians use this material to make pens. Hint it's plant based and it's used in some musical instruments like the clarinet.

What are reeds?

200

You may have played with these as a baby to learn the alphabet but they were essential to the first printer.

What is a wood block?

300

This is a common typewriter key layout. Hint: it's also your computer keyboard layout.

What is QWERTY?

300

This was the most common writing material in India and southeast Asia. Hint it's from the tree that gives you coconuts.

What are palm leaves

300

This plant based paper substitute was commonly used by the ancient Egyptians.

What is papyrus?

300

This famous stone which has a flower in its name helped translate Egyptian hieroglyphs.

What is the Rosetta Stone?

300

This slanted writing was named after a country in Europe.

What is Italic?

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