Print Culture and the Modern World Test - 2

The earliest kind of print technology was developed in China and for a very long time China was the major producer of printed material. However the modern printing press was invented in Germany.

The first book printed by Gutenberg was the Bible. About 180 copies were printed and it took three years to produce them.

After many years of exploration in China, Marco polo returned to Italy and took with him the knowledge of woodblock printing which Chinese have already used to print books.

The oldest printed Japanese book is Diamond Sutra containing six sheets of text and woodcut illustrations. It was printed in the year 868.

Buddhist missionaries from china introduced hand printing technology in Japan around AD 768-770.

Kitagawa Utamaro was widely known for his contributions to an art called ukiyo. Kitagawa Utamaro was born in 1753 in Edo which in modern times is known as Tokyo.

Portuguese were the first to introduce the art of printing in India. It arrived at Goa in the year 1556.

The first known printing press was developed by Gutenberg at Strasbourg, Germany.

In the eleventh century Chinese paper reached Europe for the first time through silk route.

Religious authorities and monarchs feared that if there was no control over what was printed and circulated then rebellious or irreligious thoughts might spread.Under such circumstances, the authority of the 'valuable' literature would be destroyed.