SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Bibles printed allowed more people to read them.
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People could read translations of the Bible in their language.
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It allowed reformers to spread their ideas.
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All of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The printing revolution did not cause the Reformation. But the movable-type printing press produced many more copies of religious writings critical of the Catholic Church than would have been possible before Gutenberg’s invention.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did print help to spread new ideas that led to the reformation in Europe? In 1517, the religious reformer Martin Luther King wrote ‘Ninety Five Theses’. In this book, he criticised many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church. His writings were reproduced in vast numbers and read widely.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the 15th century, an innovation enabled people to share knowledge more quickly and widely. Civilization never looked back. Knowledge is power, as the saying goes, and the invention of the mechanical movable type printing press helped disseminate knowledge wider and faster than ever before.