Unit 5 Print Culture and the Modern World
One mark questions .
Q-1 What do you mean by calligraphy?
Ans: The art of beautiful and stylised writing.
Q-2 Which is the oldest japanese book?
Ans: Diamond Sutra
Q-3 What is Vellum?
Ans: A parchment made from the skin of animals.
Q-4 Who developed the first printing press?
Ans: Johann Gutenberg.
Q-5 Name the first book printed by Gutenberg.
Ans: Bible
Q-6 What are ballads?
Ans: A historical account or folk tale in verse, usually sung or recited.
Q-7 Who began to edit Bengal Gazette in 1780?
Ans: James August Hickey
Q-8 Who wrote Ramcharitmanas?
Ans: Tulsidas
Q-9 Who introduced hand-printing technology into Japan?
Ans: Buddhist missionaries
Q-10 Who were Ulama?
Ans: Legal scholars of Islam and the sharia.