Lecture: Gutenberg and the Printing Revolution
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Questions 1–3
Gutenberg and earlier printing
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
1
Gutenberg developed the printing press in the city of ______.(max 1 word)
2
In China, people had long printed using carved wooden ______.(max 1 word)
3
Block printing was very slow because each page had to be ______ by hand.(max 1 word)
Questions 4–7
Gutenberg's innovations
Complete the summary below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
4
His key breakthrough was ______ type, with each letter cast separately in metal.(max 1 word)
5
The letters could be taken apart and ______ for the next page.(max 1 word)
6
Because normal ink would not stick to metal, he made a new ______ ink.(max 2 words)
7
To press the paper, he adapted a machine used for crushing grapes: the ______ press.(max 1 word)
Question 8
The Gutenberg Bible
Complete the sentence below. Write A NUMBER.
8
About ______ copies of the Gutenberg Bible were produced.(max 1 word)
Questions 9–10
Answer the questions below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
9
As printed books became cheap, what spread rapidly among ordinary people?(max 3 words)
10
Which religious upheaval did the printing press help make possible?(max 3 words)
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