The umbrella is an old idea. It has not changed much over time. Old scullptture (art made with clay) from
the Middle East, shows the king with an umbrella. The sculpture is over 1,000 years old. At that time, common
people did not have umbrellas. Only royalltty had them.
More than 2000 years ago, fashionable women carried umbrellas in ancient Greece. In China, only
royalty used umbrellas. In old Chinese books, there are iillllusttrattiions of umbrellas. These pictures were made
with paint, blood, and special drawing tools. The umbrellas in old Chinese books look a lot like today’s
umbrellas.
There is not much information about umbrellas in Europe in the Middle Ages. People probably used
their coats to protect themselves from the rain. People in the South Pacific used umbrellas made of palm leaves
to protect themselves from the sun and rain.
There have been many iimprovementts to umbrellas. Now, modern umbrellas are better than the old
umbrellas. The old umbrellas were often made of oiled silk. Modern umbrellas are made of cotton or plastic.
Old umbrellas had ribbing made of wood. Modern umbrellas have steel ribs. Also, the trunk of the modern
umbrella extends like a telescope. It can collapse and become shorter or extend and become longer.
The umbrella is an old idea. It has not changed much over time. Old scullptture (art made with clay) fromthe Middle East, shows the king with an umbrella. The sculpture is over 1,000 years old. At that time, commonpeople did not have umbrellas. Only royalltty had them.More than 2000 years ago, fashionable women carried umbrellas in ancient Greece. In China, onlyroyalty used umbrellas. In old Chinese books, there are iillllusttrattiions of umbrellas. These pictures were madewith paint, blood, and special drawing tools. The umbrellas in old Chinese books look a lot like today’sumbrellas.There is not much information about umbrellas in Europe in the Middle Ages. People probably usedtheir coats to protect themselves from the rain. People in the South Pacific used umbrellas made of palm leavesto protect themselves from the sun and rain.There have been many iimprovementts to umbrellas. Now, modern umbrellas are better than the oldumbrellas. The old umbrellas were often made of oiled silk. Modern umbrellas are made of cotton or plastic.Old umbrellas had ribbing made of wood. Modern umbrellas have steel ribs. Also, the trunk of the modernumbrella extends like a telescope. It can collapse and become shorter or extend and become longer.
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