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It is called the papyrus plant.Paper gets its name from here.

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What reed grows on the banks Nile river that make paper called?

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What is papyrus and how the Egyptians use it?

Papyrus is a type of reed that grows in the marshes along the Nile River. It was used to build boats and to make paper.


What is papyrus and how did Egyptians use it?

Papyrus is a type of reed that grows in the marshes along the Nile River. It was used to build boats and to make paper.


What plants was used for making paper in Egypt?

papyrus was used to make paper in egypt. papyrus means paper. papyrus is a plant along the nile river and grows up to 15 feet high


Which reed plant from the Nile was used by the Egyptians to make paper?

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What was paper called in early Egypt?

It was papyrus. There were special leaves they got wet and put together. Then it would dry making them..... PAPER!!!


What did the Egyptians use papyrus for?

The Egyptions used it for paper useage and for mumifactionAnswerThe Egyptians used it for making paper and for mumifaction purposes AnswerThe main use of papyrus during the time of the ancient Egyptians was as paper to write and draw on. The egyptians did this by pressing together wet strips of the stems to make paper.______________________________________________________________________all of these answers are not wrong but the stems were some sort of reed that grows along the Nile River.It was only not used for mummifacation but for also, paper, sandals, boats, and the poor would sometimes eat papyrus roots.


What did the ancient people of the Nile river valley make paper out of?

They people used the stem of a plant called papyrus.


Where is the papyrus plant grown?

It is a reed that grows on the banks of River Nile


Can papyrus grow in the US?

YES!!! It is a plant that grows in wet hot regions of river deltas, such as the Nile Delta , Egypt, Africa, or the Mississippi Delta, USA, North America. In its natural state it is a reed. This reed can be processed to make a thick crude paper, for writing on.


What fun is on the river Nile?

You can samba on a boat of paper and the paper will not rip, the waterworks of the river nile are very light so it doesn't matter.


What were the results of the nile floods?

Bad Points: The Egyptians lost crops, reeds that were used to make paper and boats. Good Points: Lush Green regrowth around the banks of the Nile.