2.1: The Printing Press

How Does a Printing Press Actually Work? 

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Johannes Gutenberg is credited by historians for inventing the Printing Press. But what did the printing press actually do and why is it such an influential invention? Read more about the printing press, watch a demonstration of the Printing Press, and complete Digital Notebook slide 7. 

 

COMPLETE PAGE 5: The Printing Press

1. Open your Renaissance Digital Notebook (that you downloaded last week) in a separate tab and scroll to slide 5.

 

2. Using the provided reading below to sequence the steps from the margin into the correct order on the notebook page.

CLICK HERE to open the text in a new tab.

 

 

3. After you have read, sorted, and completed the notebook page, watch the following video (also linked in the margins of slide 5) to double check your answers and watch a printing press in action!