Print Culture and Its Impact on Society

What is the art of beautiful and stylized writing called?

The ______ state in China was the major producer of printed materials.

What new leisure activity became popular in 17th-century China?

Print technology was developed in both China and India, but started in India first.

Which country is the Tripitaka Koreana printed on woodblocks from the 13th century associated with?

Which early 18th-century artist in Japan is known for his ukiyo-e prints?

By the mid-13th century, hand-printing technology had spread throughout Europe.

In the early days of printing, books closely resembled handwritten manuscripts.

What was the name of the printing press inventor who created the first-known printing press in the 1430s?

What is the name of the board that is pressed onto the back of paper in a letterpress printer?

Printing was considered a significant innovation because it allowed for the quicker and cheaper [blank] of texts?

The Gutenberg press enabled the production of 250 sheets on both sides per hour.

What was the name of the first book Gutenberg printed?

The spread of the printing press in Europe occurred during the 16th century.

Who wrote Ninety Five Theses criticizing the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church?

Luther's writings were first printed before the Reformation.

Luther felt that printing is the ultimate gift of God.

The Roman Catholic Church encouraged the printing of books that contradicted their beliefs.

The Index of Prohibited Books was first established in the 16th century.

What did Erasmus criticize about the increased production of books?

With the advent of the printing press, access to books became limited to only the elite.

Which two writers' work is credited as influencing the Enlightenment and challenging tradition?

What does Louise-Sebastien Mercier argue is the most powerful engine of progress?

Mercier believed that the power of print is greater than any other force, even the power of public opinions?

Historians believe that the spread of printed material helped create the conditions for the outbreak of the French Revolution.

Which of these is NOT a key aspect in the argument that print culture led to the French Revolution?

The printing press became common in villages as much as in cities during the 18th century.

Literacy rates increased to almost 80 percent in many parts of Europe by the end of the 18th century.

People's taste for information and entertainment remained unchanged throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

The development of the periodical press led to a new era of information sharing and entertainment.

The publishing of scientific and philosophical discoveries became more accessible to the common people in the 18th and 19th centuries.

What is the book that James Lackington mentions as being a popular read for country people?

The rise of literacy, particularly among the working class, led to the printing of books in large numbers.

Which of these was NOT an innovation in the printing process of the 19th century?

The development of cheap paperback editions in the early 20th century was a response to a decline in book purchases.

The development of cheap lithographic publishing techniques made it possible for books to be available to a wider range of people.

Throughout the 19th century, print was used almost exclusively for the purpose of spreading religious tracts and scriptures.

'The Reading Mania' of the 19th century refers to the excessive reading of newspapers by the working class.

The printing press was instrumental in the development and circulation of women's writing in the 19th century.

By the late 19th century, the number of journals and newspapers increased in all parts of India.

During the First World War, the British government did not impose any restrictions on the press in India.

The colonial government in India was concerned about the printing of critical information about their actions in India.

The British government only started to control the press in India after the Revolt of 1857.

Gandhi argued that the fight for Swaraj is a fight for freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of association because these freedoms are essential for a strong public opinion.

The British colonial government did not use traditional means such as the spread of critical ideas through books and newspapers to control public opinion.