What was the cultural impact of Guttenberg's press?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary, but the invention of the moveable-type press (combined with the increased manufacture of paper) made the widespread production of books possible for the first time in human history. In a hundred years, millions of books were printed; a culture of literacy followed, which in turn revolutionized human thought. Humanism spread throughout the continent, along with the proliferation of languages, the decline of the importance of memory and oral history to convey information and ideas, and the expanse of education and literacy even among the lower classes,
You might also like to view...
The Golden __________ was the name for the segment of the Mongol Empire that included the steppe region of what is today southern Russia.
A. Set B. Horde C. Faction D. Flock
As in the Crimean War, France and England allied in World War I ________
A) against Russia B) in support of the Ottoman Empire C) to protect their overseas territories D) to keep an expansionist power in check
What happened to Roosevelt's "court-packing" plan?
A) Congress, including New Deal supporters and many conservatives, approved of it because they felt it was time for a change. B) The American people rejected it in a referendum. C) He had to drop it but was able to replace four members of the Supreme Court who retired shortly thereafter. D) It turned out to be one of Roosevelt's greatest triumphs. E) It was the issue that enabled the Republicans to retake control of the Senate in the 1938 election.
What is the correct order of British succession?
A. George IV, Victoria, William IV B. William IV, George IV, Victoria C. Victoria, William IV, George IV D. George IV, William IV, Victoria E. William IV, Victoria, George IV