Who invented Calligraphy and how old is it?
- The Sumerians are first credited with discovering it
- Calligraphy became very popular in Asia
- While popular in Asia, it evolved into a new alphabet, had more details, and now had basic sounds
- To be able to write Calligraphy, the Egyptians created the papyrus from the papyrus plant that grew along the Nile River, they also developed the ink and the pen
- From the 1700's to 1800's, most writing was done with a quill; a long, wingtipped feather of a swan, goose, turkey, or many other birds
- Sumerians developed it some time around 200 B.C.