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 \nVocabulary Strategy  \n·Word Parts:Latin RootsCONTENT-AREA VOCABULARYWords related to paperphoto credits COVER:(bkgd)DigitalVision/AGE(see glossary)Fotostock America.I:(c)Ingram Publishing/AlamyImages.2-3:(b)DigitaIVision/AGE FotostockAmerica.4:(bl)Reza;Webistan/CORBIS.4-5:(b)CONTENT STANDARDSMartin Harvey/Peter Arnold,Inc.6:(c)Jack Star/PhotoLink/Getty Images.6-7:Wetzel and Company.Social Studies  \n8:(c)Jack Star/PhotoLink/Getty Images.9:(t)Christopher Griffin/Alamy Images;(tr)Jim Craigmyle/CORBIS;(cl)Pitchal Frederic/CORBIS SYGMA.I0-I:● Culture(b)The Bridgeman Art Library/Getty Images.I2:(cr)Royalty-Free/CORBIS.13:(c)Archivo Iconografico,S.A./CORBIS.15:(bc)Jack Star/PhotoLink/GettyImages;(t)Historical Picture Archive/CORBIS.16:Word count:1,797**(bl)Jack Star/PhotoLink/Getty Images;(br)GayBumgarner/Alamy Images.I7:(t)Premium Stock/CORBIS.18:(t)Andrew Brown;Ecoscene/CORBIS.19:(bc)Jock Star/PhotoLink/Getty Images;(br)IngramPublishing/Alamy.20:(br)Arcaid/Alamy.21:(tc)Ingram Publishing/Alamy Images.  \nThe McGraw-Hill Companies  \nMacmillanMcGraw-Hill  \nPublished by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill,of McGraw-Hill Education,a division of  \nThe McGraw-Hil Companies,Inc.,Two Penn Plaza,New York,New York I012I.  \nCopyright ◎by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.All rights reserved.No part of this publicationmay be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,or stored in a database orretrieval system,without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.,including,but not limited to,network storage or transmission,or broadcast for distancelearning.  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \n234567890261009080706  \n**The total word count is based on words in the running text and headings only.Numerals and words in captions,labels,diagrams,charfs,and sidebars are not included.  \nFrom Papyrus to  \nPaper  \nby Barbara Burt  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction……………………………………………  \n…………………………………2  \nChapter 1  \nThe Search for a Smooth Writing Surface……………………4  \nChapter 2  \nChina's Innovation .  \n…………………8  \nChapter 3  \nPictures and Parchment..  \n…………………12  \nChapter 4  \nPaper Today.  \n..16  \nConclusion.  \nGlossary……  \n.22  \nIndex……………  \n.23  \nComprehension Check  \n..24  \n# Introduction\n\nAncient humans had important things to say andbeautiful images to celebrate.We can see this in carvingson rocks,cave paintings,and giant mysterious designson mountaintops.Today we study the pictographs andhieroglyphs they left behind and try to decipher themessages that they were trying to share.  \nWhen you have something to say in writing ordrawing,you need somewhere to write or draw it.Faceit,everyone has something to express.And carvingeverything on stones is hard work.That's where papercomes in.For thousands of years,humans have beenperfecting their writing materials,including theirportable writing surfaces.  \nThe history of paper takes us around the globeand through thousands of years of history.Difficult toproduce,fragile,rare—paper has been highly valued.World-changing statements were captured for historyon paper.Though some people think that computerswill eventually spell the end of paper,there's not muchevidence of that today.Look around you.Think about thethings you do in a day,and how many times you touchpaper.What do you have in your hands right now? 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