Three Libraries Tell Three Stories

In 1290, the largest library in Europe would be the Sorbonne in Paris. It had ______ books.

• the number of books in the Sorbonne library in 1200

• 500

• 1000

• 1500

A collection of ______ scrolls called the Dunhuang Manuscripts (seen here), sealed in a cave right around our target year of 1000, numbered some ______ texts.

• Buddhist scrolls, 40,000 texts

• Islamic; millions, 20,000

• Pagan scrolls, 60,000 texts

• Buddhist; thousands

In the capital of Kaifeng, the year 983 marked the completion of a monumental Printing Job. The Kaifeng presses also completed an encyclopedia of over 1000 chapters, and the imperial library housed some ______ volumes.

• 34,000

• 78,000

• 80,000

• 10,000

The Muslim world in the year 1000 probably surpassed every other place on the planet in terms of libraries. Cairo, Egypt, with a library holding some ______ books, was not even the largest. That honor belonged to Cordoba, Spain, which was home to ______ libraries, the largest of which held over 400,000 books!

• 200,000 books and 70 libraries in the Cairo library.

• Cairo had a library holding over 1 million books, and Cordoba had 70 libraries.

• Cairo had a library holding 500,000 books, and Cordoba had 50 libraries.

• Cairo had a library holding 100,000 books, and Cordoba had 100 libraries.

What books were written on in England?

• Parchment, and stone

• Papyrus

• Parchment and vellum

• Wooden planks

What were books written on in China?

• Bamboo strips, silk, and paper
• Wooden tablets
• Clay tablets
• paper

How were books made in England?

• Books were made by typing on typewriters.
• Books were printed using stone tablets.
• Hand copied (Didn't know how to read inside head)

• Books in England were made by hand-copying on parchment or paper, and later through printing with movable type.

How were books made in China?

• Using woodblock printing

• By hand copying manuscripts

• Using movable type printing

• By digital printing

What did they use with which to write in England?

• They used quills and ink.

• They used pencils.

• They used chalk.

• They used brushes.

What did China use to write with?

• Pencil and paper
• Paintbrushes

• Charcoal on wood
• Brush and ink on paper