Question

1. The number of written records multiplied in the medieval period because of
(a) the invention of printing press (b) patronage of rulers () cheap price of paper
) none of these​

Answer 1

1. The number of written records multiplied in the medieval period because of

(a) the invention of printing press

(b) patronage of rulers

(c) cheap price of paper

(d) none of these

Answer 2

Cheap price of paper

Explanation:

• Paper became cheaper and was more widely available as against the earlier periods where people used to write on hides, barks of birch trees, walls of caves, and so on,  because of the  non-availability of paper.
• Paper was used to write chronicles of rulers, holy texts, teachings of saints, letters, judicial records, petitions, and for registers of taxes and accounts.