Why was Cai Lun the most important person in Ancient History?

Topic sentence 1:

He is the most important person in ancient history because he invented paper:

Primary support A: His invention is important because of its benefits

Secondary Support 1: Made our life easier

Secondary Support 2:

Primary Support B: The use of his invention has helped us innovate from the start of it

Secondary Support 1: Everyone had the access to knowledge like reading/writing

Secondary Support 2: Such as many important references like the bible or The declaration of Independance

Topic Sentence 2:
He is the most important person in ancient history because he made his country (China) even richer

Primary support A: Their prosperities

Secondary support 1: Produce most of the products that we use everyday

Secondary support 2: Also the money that we use everyday (Paper money)

Primary Support B:

Secondary support 1: ---

Secondary support 2: ---

Topic Sentence 3:
He is the most important person in ancient history because he changed the world

Primary support A: He gave great opportunities

Secondary support 1: Made the world better

Secondary support 2: It made our world much more advanced

Primary support B:
Secondary support 1:
Secondary Support 2:

(Please help! My teacher doesn't want it only talking about how he made paper but also how it impacted it)

1 Answer
Apr 12, 2018

I'm not sure about the most important but certainly he created a very important invention. (He might have been a patron of someone who did the actual inventing).

Explanation:

His was important because his invention was important. Paper is important today and as a family goes through tons of paper products: newspapers, tissues, packaging, various office products to track work,inventory, advertising, administration, photos, etc.

In his own time paper made record keeping much more accessible which was appreciated. Knowledge could be retained without the use of human memory. Literacy became more possible and with it letter writing. complex information could relayed over long distances.

Planning sketches and designs for construction could be drawn saving time and money. Monetary instruments could be created to move money from person to person. Money accounting is more possible. Paper became more important as time passed as people began to find more uses for it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cai_Lun