A. Answer the following
1. How was the knowledge transmitted
from one generation to another before
invention of paper and printing?
2. What was the Sumerian script called?
What kind of script was it?
3. What did the Egyptians use to make
paper? What is used today to make
paper?
4. How did the invention of paper help us?
5. Why were the Arabic numbers given
the shapes that they had?
6. How did the invention of printing press
revolutionize the world?
Answers
Answer:
Q1
Ans: Before the invention of paper and printing the knowledge was transmitted orally from one generation to another,till the time written symbols evolved.The early humans began to draw pictures of things they came across in their daily life.
Q2
Ans: The script of sumerians is called Cuneiform. it is made-up of tablets of clay. Tablets were like the pages of a book.
Q3
Ans: The Egyptians used the stem of the paparus plant to make paper. Today we have a huge manufacturing set-up in the paper industry where millions of tons of paper are being produced from wood pulp.
Q4
Ans: The invention of paper helped in maintaining records of events and happenings and storing information.
Explanation:
Q6
Ans: The invention of printing press revolutionize the world in the following ways:
a; Thousands of copies of a book could be printed in a very short time and at a lower cost.
b; Books became cheaper.
c; It helped in maintaining records and passing on information.
हाउ वास द नॉलेज ट्रांसमिटेड फ्रॉम वन जनरेशन टू अनदर बिफोर इन्वेंशन ऑफ पेपर एंड प्रिंटिंग