The Dawn of the Information Age

Match the following

• A system of letters

• Character

• A machine used to make books

• Information

• Knowledge or facts

• Efficient

• Doing something without wasting time

• Printing press

• A letter or symbol

• Alphabet

What invention by Johannes Gutenberg helped spread information through society?

• The telephone

• The printing press

• The light bulb

• The steam engine

Which ancient civilization used stamps made of clay and stone for printing?

• Egyptians

• Greeks

• Babylonians

• Romans

How many letters (characters) does the English alphabet have?

• 24

• 25

• 26

• 27

What did Gutenberg use to create text for each page?

• Wooden blocks

• Metal stamps

• Clay tablets

• Stone carvings

What was a major advantage of Gutenberg's printing press?

• It could print in color

• It was very small

• It could print six pages at once

• It used no ink

What did Gutenberg's press use to press the paper against the ink?

• A metal rod

• A flat piece of wood

• A stone slab

• A rubber roller

Why was printing not very practical before Gutenberg's invention?

• It was too colorful

• It was too slow

• It was too expensive

• It was too noisy

What did Chinese scholars use to print thousands of pages?

• Metal stamps

• Wooden blocks

• Stone tablets

• Clay pots

Why were books rare before the printing press?