0_Apprentice
Paper has been around a long time. Rarely do things have that kind of staying power.
1_Wizard
Yes It was first invented in ancient China.
0_Apprentice
How long ago was that, I would think in the B.C. era maybe.
1_Wizard
Do you know that even before paper existed  materials such as papyrus and amate existed in the Mediterranean world and pre-Columbian Americas?
0_Apprentice
I did not, what was considered first as "paper" as we know it?
1_Wizard
Eastern Han period 25-220 C.E. was a turn around for the process of paper making as it was documented at that time 
0_Apprentice
Was it popular then? Do you know when paper became more widely used elsewhere in the world?
1_Wizard
Yes it was because it found it's way to  the Islamic world, where pulp mills and paper mills were used for money making in the 8th century
0_Apprentice
Wow, something as simple as paper has a long history throughout a lot of cultures.
1_Wizard
Wait for the big one, it took another 3 more centuries before it got to Europe in the 11th century 