Social Studies Worksheet · Grades 5–8
The Printing Press Worksheet
A printable social studies worksheet for grades 5-8 on the printing press. Students learn how Johannes Gutenberg’s press with movable type made books faster and cheaper and helped spread ideas, match eight terms to clues, and answer four short-response questions. An illustration and complete answer key are included.
Subject
Social Studies
Grades
Grades 5–8
Skill Focus
The Printing Press, world history
Lesson Length
30 minutes
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
Around 1440, Johannes Gutenberg in Germany built a printing press that used movable metal type, so books could be made far faster and cheaper than copying by hand. This worksheet teaches how the press spread knowledge and raised literacy, with an illustration.
The reference box and Section A are on page 1. The reference box defines eight terms and shows an old printing press. Section A has eight clue-matching items. Section B on page 2 has four short-response questions.
Page 3 is a complete answer key. The worksheet pairs well with the The Renaissance and The Reformation worksheets.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box and study the illustration.
Match each clue to a term in Section A on page 1.
Answer the four short-response questions in Section B on page 2.
Use the answer key on page 3 for self-check.
Pair with the The Renaissance Worksheet for more practice.
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The Printing Press Worksheet
A printable social studies worksheet for grades 5-8 on the printing press. Students learn how Johannes Gutenberg’s press with movable type made books faster and cheaper and helped spread ideas, match eight terms to clues, and answer four short-response questions. An illustration and complete answer key are included.
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