Read the book chapter, watch the one-hour-long video and answer the three questions below. In “The Machine that Made Us,” many technological (i.e., mechanical) aspects of printing are discussed and shown on film. Why the focus on machinery and technology? Is this the best way to convince viewers that the printing press is historically important? How do the film and the book chapter represent the historiographic problem of missing evidence during Gutenberg’s era? Of course, other types of pressures besides technology contributed to the story of printing and literacy’s origins. Discuss either economic or religious factors (broadly speaking). Write the question number before answering each question
