PLEASE HELP By 1300, papermaking and printing technology reached Europe from China and the Middle East. Paper making had contributed to golden ages in China and the Middle East, and to the preservation of Greek and Roman learning that had been “lost” in Europe and preserved by scholars in the Ottoman Empire.

1) How might papermaking and printing have contributed to golden ages?

The earliest books were written on scrolls. From the Second Century A. D. to the present time, however, most books have been produced [...] bound at one edge. During the Middle Ages, manuscript books were produced by monks who worked with pen and ink in a copying room known as a scriptorium. Even a small book could take months to complete, and a book the size of the Bible could take several years. .

2) What effects might the way books were produced in the Middle Ages have had on Europeans and Europe? How might this have affected the number of books available, the cost of those books, and the number of people who could read them?