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writing utensils

  • 40,001 BCE

    Flint and Finger Painting

    Cave paintings told stories with written pictures.
  • Flint and Finger Painting
    40,001 BCE

    Flint and Finger Painting

    This type of writing was used to tell story back in the day
  • 3400 BCE

    Styluses and Tablets

    Not the modern kind.
  • Styluses and Tablets
    3400 BCE

    Styluses and Tablets

    Not the modern kind.
  • Period: 3100 BCE to 332 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

    Most pens originated from Ancient Egypt
  • 400 BCE

    Reed Pen

    Ancient Egyptians invented the reed pen which was the first writing instrument with flowing ink.
  • Reed Pens
    400 BCE

    Reed Pens

    Ancient Egyptians invented the reed pen which was the first writing instrument with flowing ink.
  • Period: 206 BCE to 200 BCE

    Chinese Ink and Brushes

  • Period: 206 BCE to 200

    Chinese Ink and Brushes

    These were used mostly for art.
  • Quills
    200 BCE

    Quills

    They were big feathers that you would dip into ink.
  • 476

    Medieval time pens

    Quill pens did not appear until medieval times
  • Pencils

    Pencils

    England discovered large graphite quantities, and with that, a new type of writing utensil was made. Unlike many other tools of the time, the pencils didn’t rely on ink.
  • Fountain Pens

    Fountain Pens

    The Fountain Pens worked the same way the as quill but it is sharper and more durable.
  • Ballpoint Pens

    Ballpoint Pens

    These pens are just like the ones we have today.