CBSE Class 10 Social Science Print Culture And Modern World Notes Set B

Main Points

* Invention of Printing Press had a very lasting effect on the social and cultural life of man.

* Print initially developed East Asia and later developed through Europe and India.

* Before the era of print or invention of Printing Press, writing of books was poorly manual affair.

* Books were handwritten and even illustrated.

* Calligraphy developed as an art during that era.

* Calligraphy means the art of beautiful and stylish writing.

* Printed Matter Chinese Tradition: Chinese were the first to have a system of recruitment of civil service personal through open examination.

* Printing remained confined to examination materials till around the 16th century.

* Trade information was circulated among the traders through printed materials.

* By 19th century mechanical printing press made their appearance in China

* The First Printing Press was invented in 1430s by Johann Gutenberg

* Johann Gutenberg’s Bible was the most beautiful books ever printed.

* Germany took the lead in revolutionizing printing all over Europe.

* The new Print Technology revolutionized the way knowledge came to be spread among the peoples. Printed books were now affordable for a much wider section of the society.

* Reading books was no longer restricted to the rich elite sections of the society. It led to spread of education.

* Power driven Cylindrical Press could print up to 8000 sheets in an hour.

* Invention of Offset Printing.

* Use of electrically operated printing machines

* Use of Paper reels in place of paper sheets and photo electric control of colour register.

* Advertisement and posters were also printed.

* Publication of cheap series of books.

India and Print Culture

* Print culture came to India with the coming of Portuguese missionaries. Konkani was the first Indian language in which books were printed.

* The first Tamil book printed was printed in 1579 and Malayalam book in 1713.

* English printing in India commenced with the publication of Bengal Gazette in 1780.

* Printed tracts played a very significant role in the spread of social reform movement in India

* Popular Prints-The Calendars and Cartoons

* Printed pictures mostly portrayed Gods and Goddesses

* Printed Material specially for women

* Books for Workers-Industrialization and invention of machines popularized printed books.

* Control on Circulation of Printed Literature- Control on the freedom of press was first introduced in 1820 by the Calcutta Supreme Court.

* Thomas Macaulay played a very important role in withdrawing restrictions on press.

* During the period of freedom struggle British Rulers restricted the freedom of the press

Print Culture and the Modern World Worksheets Class 10 Social Science

ONE MARK QUESTIONS

Question. Mention any one characteristic feature of the off-set press.
Ans : The offset press was able to print upto 6 colours at a time.

Question. Mention the technique adopted to educate white collar workers in Europe during the 19th century.
Ans : It was the technique of lending libraries to educate white collar workers in Europe during the 19th century.

Question. Why did the Roman Catholic Church impose control over publisher’s and booksellers?
Ans : The Roman Catholic Church troubled by effects of popular readings and questionings of faith, imposed severe controls over publishers and booksellers.

Question. Mention any one technique of preserving the manuscript of India.
Ans : These were preserved by pressing between the wooden covers or sewn together.

Question. Name the first edition of the Indian religious text published in vernacular.
Ans : Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas was the first edition of the Indian religious text published in vernacular.

Question. Who brought the print culture to Japan?
Ans : The print culture was brought to Japan by the Buddhist Missionaries from China.

Question. Name the oldest Japanese book.
Ans : The Buddhist Diamond Sutra was the oldest Japanese book.

Question. Name the Chinese traditional book, which was folded and stitched at the side.
Ans : The traditional ‘Accordion Book’ of China was folded and stitched at the side because both the sides of the thin; porous sheets could not be printed.

Question. Which place had the breakthrough of first printing press?
Ans : The breakthrough of first printing press took place in Strasbourg in Germany.

THREE MARKS QUESTIONS

Question. Explain any three factors responsible for the invention of new printing techniques.
Ans : The three factors responsible for the invention of new printing techniques were:
a. The handwritten manuscripts production was not sufficient to meet the demand.
b. These manuscripts were highly expensive, fragile and needed careful handling.
c. It was expensive and time consuming to copy the handwritten manuscripts.

Question. Why couldn’t the production of hand written manuscripts satisfy the ever increasing demand for books? Give any three reasons.
Ans : The production of handwritten manuscripts could not satisfy the ever increasing demand for books due to the following reasons:
a. In India, there is rich and old tradition of handwritten manuscripts in different languages which were copied on palm leaves or on handmade papers.
b. These manuscripts were highly expensive and fragile.
c. They needed careful handling.

Question. Explain any three features of handwritten manuscripts before the age of print in India.
Ans : The three features of the handwritten manuscripts before the age of print in India are:
a. In India, there is rich and old tradition of handwritten manuscripts in different languages which were copied on palm leaves or on handmade papers.
b. These manuscripts were highly expensive, fragile and needed careful handling.
c. These were preserved by pressing between the wooden covers or sewn together.
d. Reading the manuscripts was not easy as they were written in different styles which limits its use