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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
SESSION 2020-21
CLASS-X
HISTORY- Ch-5-Print Culture and the Modern World

HOME ASSIGNMENT
Subtopic_2_Print Comes to Europe
OBJECTIVE

1 Who was Marco polo?
a) German scientist
b) English philosopher
c) Spanish explorer
d) Italian traveler /explorer
2 In ancient India which of the following material was used for writing manuscripts?
a) Parchments
b) Vellum
c) Palm leaves
d) Paper
3 This is a page from which book?
a) Accordion book
b) Diamond Sutra
c) Bible
d) Jikji

4 Merchants and students in the University towns bought cheaper printed copies of books
in Europe. What kind of books were bought by the aristocrats? Pick out the correct
answer.
(a) Handwritten books on silk.
(b) Books made out of papyrus leaves.
(c) Handwritten books on very expensive vellum (a parchment made from the skin of
animals).
(d) Books engraved on copper plates.
5 Where from did the Italians get the technology of wood block printing?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) Korea
6 Q1. Match the following
A B
1.Marco polo A. Folded and stitched at the
side
2.Johann Gutenberg B. Oldest Japanese book