HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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With the Bible available in the people’s local library, business at bookstores declined.
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With the Bible available in the people’s native language, rates of literacy increased.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Reformation had a hugely positive effect on literacy. Protestants promoted literacy, and also insisted that the Bible be translated into European languages from Latin, thereby making it more accessible to people.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press contribute to the Reformation? The Bible was printed in vernacular languages leading to greater criticism of the Church.
Detailed explanation-3: -Both the Protestant Reformation and printing press modernized Western society by making the Bible and books readable and available to the masses around the world. These practices led to a more literate and enlightened population who read and knew the Bible.
Detailed explanation-4: -Johann Gutenberg’s invention of movable-type printing quickened the spread of knowledge, discoveries, and literacy in Renaissance Europe. The printing revolution also contributed mightily to the Protestant Reformation that split apart the Catholic Church.