I think all are important, but I do believe paper has lasting importance. This is said because in present day we use other things then wheel barrows to store stuff, and we have boats and ships that are not steered by rudders. No one uses compass because of phones and seismometers are usually only used if your a seismologist. Paper is a daily everyday thing that people use.
In the 1600s and 1700s, European plantations in the West Indies "<span>turned to slavery to fulfill their need for workers," since many of the native and local people were forced to work against their will. </span>