Question

What was the disadvantage of recording events on paper in the medieval period?

• A. The papers were very heavy.
• B. Too many copies on paper of the same event over years caused confusion.
• C. Paper was very costly in those times.
• D. Some of the rulers punished the people who used papers.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Too many copies on paper of the same event over years caused confusion.

When scribes created copies of manuscripts, the copies sometimes had some words which were different from the original. And then there were copies of copies and so on. This made it difficult for the scribes as well as historians to make full use of the documents.