What is the story behind Calligraphy?
- The Sumerians took their symbols, and formed them into more abstract shapes
- Calligraphy was the first writing ever produced
- Egyptians had a problem because they needed to be able to write anywhere, and their solution was to create papyrus paper
- Ancient civilizations evolved Calligraphy because they needed better communication methods
- Calligraphy started as illustrations and symbols that were known to all people
- The Egyptians made papyrus paper out of the papyrus plant that grew along the Nile River