Johannes Gutenberg
The Renaissance & Age of Exploration
Johannes Gutenberg
Invented the Printing Press (c. 1440)
10 Questions
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History
Tsar Nicholas II
Last Russian Emperor (r. 1894-1917)
The Russian Revolution & Soviet Union
Woodrow Wilson
28th U.S. President, Led WWI-Era US (1913-1921)
World War I
Vladimir Lenin
Founder of the Soviet State (1870-1924)
The Russian Revolution & Soviet Union
Marie Antoinette
Last Queen of France Before Revolution (1755-1793)
The French Revolution
Emancipation Proclamation
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The US Civil War
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The American Revolution
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Ancient Rome
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Led Indian Independence Movement (1869-1948)
Decolonization: India & Africa
Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father & Diplomat (1706-1790)
The American Revolution
Rosa Parks
Montgomery Bus Boycott Catalyst (1955)
The US Civil Rights Movement
Johannes Gutenberg trivia questions
- Which country was this famous printer and inventor from?
- Which European city is most linked with his workshop?
- What major idea did his machine help spread across Europe?
- His work helped books become more what for ordinary people?
- Before his machine, books in Europe were mostly copied by whom?
- What material were many early European books printed on?
- His invention used movable pieces of what to form words?
- This invention is most closely tied to which historical era?
- Which language was commonly used in many early printed Bibles?
- What was a major result of faster book-making in Europe?