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How did print come… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q25a)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/2/1 · 3 marks · Short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 25(a)

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/2/1, section C, question 25(a), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q25(a) · 3 marks · Short answerPrint Culture and the Modern World

How did print come into existence in Europe? Explain.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/2/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Start with how paper and woodblock printing reached Europe from China.

Hint 2

Who brought the technology to Italy?

Hint 3

Who invented the printing press?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Chinese paper reached Europe in the eleventh century. It allowed manuscripts to be written by scribes. Marco Polo brought woodblock printing knowledge from China to Italy.

    1 mark

  2. Italians began producing books with woodblocks, and the technique spread to other parts of Europe. Merchants and students bought the cheaper printed copies, and book fairs were held.

    1 mark

  3. The breakthrough came when Johann Gutenberg developed the first printing press in Strasbourg.

    1 mark

Answer: Print came to Europe through Chinese paper, Marco Polo's woodblock technology, its spread across Europe, and finally Gutenberg's printing press.

Where the marks are

  • Chinese paper and manuscripts (1 mark)
  • Marco Polo, woodblock printing and its spread (1 mark)
  • Gutenberg's printing press (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Print Culture and the Modern World, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/2/1: every question, by section.

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