Brahm Dutt Blue Bells Public School

2025-26
Class X
ASSIGNMENT-PRINT CULTURE
1. Trace the history of print in China.
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How did China remain a major producer of printed materials for a long time
Or
‘The imperial state in China, was the major producer of printed material.’ Support this
statement.
2. Mention some of the important characteristics of print culture of Japan.
3. Trace the history of print in Europe.
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How did print culture develop in Europe Explain.
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How did print come to Europe from China Explain.
4. Who was Johann Gutenberg Explain his role in the history of printing.
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Who invented the printing press How did he develop the print technology.
5. In which way did the early printed books closely resemble the manuscripts? Explain.
6. What were the features of the new books which were produced in Europe after the
invention of the Gutenberg’s press.
7. Mention some of the innovations which have improved the printing technology after
the 17th century.
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Highlight any three innovations which have improved the printing technology from 19th
century onwards.
8. “Oral culture and print culture were complimentary to each other”. Justify the
statement with any three suitable arguments.
9. How did the oral culture enter print and how was the printed material transmitted
orally Explain with suitable examples.
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How did the printers manage to attract the people, largely illiterate, towards, printed
books?
10. Explain the role of print in the religious reforms in India.
11. ‘Print not only stimulate the publication of conflicting opinions amongst communities,
but it also connected communities and people in different parts of India.’ Explain.

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How did print help connect communities and people in different parts of India Explain
with examples.
12. “By the end of the 19th century a new visual culture was taking shape.” Write any
three features of this new visual culture.
13. ‘Not everyone welcomed the printed books, and those who did also had fears about
it.’ Explain by giving examples.
14. Why did people in the eighteenth century Europe think that print culture would bring
enlightenment and end despotism?
15. Explain the factors which were responsible for creating a virtual reading mania in
Europe.
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How did a new reading public emerged with the printing press Explain.
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Explain any three reasons for an increase in reading mania in Europe in the 18th Century.
16. ‘Many historians have argued that print culture created the conditions within which
the French Revolution occurred.’ Explain.
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“Print culture created the conditions within which French revolution occurred.” Give any
three suitable arguments to support the statement.
17. What did the spread of print culture in the 19th century Europe mean to:
(a) Children (b) Women (c) Workers.
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Explain, how had the print culture changed the way of life of women in late nineteenth
century in India.
18. Trace the growth of print technology in India.
19. How did the women writers use the print to express their opinions regarding the
status of women in India Explain.
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“Printing technology gave women a chance to share their feelings with the world
outside.” Support the statement with any five suitable examples.
20. ‘Printing press played a major role in shaping the Indian society of the 19th century.’
Explain by giving examples.
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“Print led to intense controversies between social and religious reformers and Hindu
orthodoxy.” Support this statement with examples.
21. How were ideas and information written before the age of print in India How did the
printing technique begin in India Explain.
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Explain the role of missionaries in the growth of press in India.
22. How was die print used to spread the religious texts by various communities Explain
by giving examples.
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What was the main fear of the ‘Ulamas’ State any two steps taken by the ‘Ulamas’ to
defend their religion.
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How did religious communities in India make use of printing technology to spread their
ideas Explain.
23. Explain any three impact of printed books on women in India in the nineteenth
century.
24. Describe the issue of caste as taken by the novelists in India.