HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Increased
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Decreased
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Re-establishing Christian Authority With the Press In such circumstances, Gutenberg used his printing press to come up with new, uniform, and ‘approved’ versions of the Bible. This move was made in a bid to achieve religious practice and belief, and reinforce the presiding authority over Christendom.
Detailed explanation-2: -By 1500, many forces had weakened the power of the Catholic Church. The most important of these forces were the new ideas of the Renaissance, the new technology of the printing press, and the increasing skepticism of Church authority generated from events such as the Great Schism and Black Death.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did the printing press help Luther’s protest against the Catholic Church? This allowed him to print faster and the bibles in German, this all contributed to the spread of his theologies and the enlightening of the people.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: Reading promoted the new ideas and philosophies about God and the Church. A printed book was easily bought by the people. As a result, opinions and information spread more rapidly and quickly than before. The readings depicted the reality and the messages given in the Bible.