Society And Technological Change 8th Edition By Rudi Volti – Test Bank

Overview

Chapters 12

Printing

Short Answers

1. For what purposes was writing used in the ancient world?
   pp. 233-234
2. In which civilizations did printing originate? In what country was printing with metal type first used?
   p. 234-235
3. What complementary technologies were needed for early printing?
   pp. 236
4. What was the “neck verse”?
   pp. 239
5. According to Marshall McLuhan, how did literacy affect painting and other visual arts?
   pp. 240-241
6. Why was the rotary press an important advance in printing?
   pp. 241-242

Essay Questions

1. Describe the process of printing that was invented by Johann Gutenberg.
   pp. 235
2. How did printing affect religious beliefs from the 16th century onward?
   pp. 237-238
3. Trace the connections between printing, literacy, and the rise of capitalism in the 16th century.
   pp. 238-240
4. What are some of the ways that printing affected the ways that people thought about their world?
   pp. 240-241.
5. How did newspaper circulation wars affect U.S. foreign policy in the late 19th century?
   pp. 243-244
6. Describe some of the cultural and social forces that expanded the scope of newspaper reading in the late 19th century.
   pp. 244-245