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Print Culture and the Modern World — Syllabus

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 10 · Social Science

What Print Culture and the Modern World covers in Madhya Pradesh Board Class 10 Social Science: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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4 Topics · Madhya Pradesh Board Class 10 Social Science · 2026-27

Topics in Print Culture and the Modern World

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1. The First Printed Books

  • China printed books by rubbing paper against inked woodblocks from AD 594.
  • Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand-printing to Japan around AD 768-770.
  • The Diamond Sutra is the oldest printed Chinese book, with woodcut illustrations.
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2. Print Comes to Europe

  • Chinese paper reached Europe through the silk route in the eleventh century.
  • Marco Polo returned to Italy in 1295 with knowledge of Chinese woodblock printing.
  • Woodblock printing spread first in Italy and then to other parts of Europe.
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3. Print Revolution and Religious Debate

  • Print reduced the cost of books and created a new reading public.
  • Before print, reading was mostly oral and shared; after print, reading became wider and more individual.
  • Popular ballads and folk tales were printed with pictures so that even non-readers could enjoy them through recitation.
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4. Reading Mania in Europe

  • From the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, literacy rates rose in many parts of Europe.
  • By the end of the eighteenth century, literacy in some parts of Europe reached 60 to 80 percent.
  • Churches of different denominations set up schools in villages.

Key Concepts

Central concept: The rise of print transformed knowledge, religion, politics, reading habits, social reform, and censorship from East Asia to Europe and India.

Early print in East AsiaGutenberg and mechanical printing in EuropeSpread of print in EuropeReading public and reading habitsReligious debate and dissentPrint and the French RevolutionChildren, women, and workers as readersPrinting technology in the nineteenth century

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