Analyze the NORTHERN RENAISSANCE (Erasmus, More, Dürer) + Gutenberg printing press c. 1450 — with explicit connection to prior TANG-SONG CHINESE PRINTING (Bi Sheng 1040 moveable type, Tang woodblock 9th century) from G7-FALL
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~4 min hist.g7.s.ex_16

Ordering

Prompt

Order 5 print-history events chronologically: (a) Korean Jikji metal movable type 1377; (b) Gutenberg Bible c.1455; (c) Song China Bi Sheng ceramic movable type c.1040; (d) Tang Diamond Sutra woodblock 868; (e) Korean Hangul printing 1446.

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type ordered sequence
correct
dcaeb
Hints
  1. Tang Diamond Sutra 868 is earliest.
  2. Bi Sheng 1040 is 410 years before Gutenberg c.1450/55.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Believing Gutenberg invented movable type
  • Confusing Bi Sheng with Wang Zhen
Used in lessons