Question

explain the different effects of print revolution?

Answer 1

(i) New reading public was emerged.

(ii) The hearing people became reading people.

(iii) Religious debates due to fear of prints led to distinctive interpretation of faith.

(iv) Printing transformed the lives of the people.

(v) It opened new ways of looking at things.

(vi) Print culture also affected the life of poor people and women in many ways. The print gave birth to new form of popular literature. Very small books were brought out. They were sold across roads. The poor people brought these books and read with great interest. Books were cheap so that the poor people could also afford them.

(vii) Women's reading increased enormously in middle class homes. Liberal husbands and fathers began educating their women folk at home and send them to schools. Women schools were also set up.

Answer 2

Answer: (i) The shift from hand printing to mechanical printing is known as the print revolution.

(ii) It led to the growth and development in technique and production of books.

(iii) It transformed the lives of people by opening the door of knowledge to a vast literate population. It also changed people’s relationship to information and knowledge and with institution and authorities.

(iv) It influenced people’s conception and opened new ways of looking at things.

(v) It encouraged debates and discussions on written texts and encouraged freedom of opinion on important issues. Generated a new reading habit and book culture.