The History of Glass

Complete the notes. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the text in each gap.

The History of Glass

• Early humans used a material called 1. to make the sharp points of their 2.

• 4000 BC: 3. made of stone were covered in a coating of man-made glass.

• First century BC: glass was coloured because of the 4. in the material.

• Until 476 AD: Only the 5. knew how to make glass.

• From 10th century: Venetians became famous for making bottles out of glass.

• 17th century: George Ravenscroft developed a process using 6. to avoid the occurrence of 7. in blown glass.

• Mid-19th century: British glass production developed after changes to laws concerning 8.