write one to two sentences explaining the meaning of “papyrus” as it is used in this sentence: “These included government officials, doctors, and priests, as well as the scribes who did the actual writing on papyrus and stone.”

Papyrus was used by ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans in the way we use paper today. It was created with thin strips of the pith of the papyri plant.

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a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats

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the secretary of state, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate, is the president's chief foreign affairs adviser. the secretary carries out the president's foreign policies through the state department and the foreign service of the united states.