HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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The quality of literature improved.
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More women and men went to universities.
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Access to books increased.
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The Church began to publish its Index of Books.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1550, the percentage of people literate was less than 20% in the European countries of Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom (Roser and Ortiz-Ospina).
Detailed explanation-2: -Much of the rise in literacy was brought about through increases in the provision of schooling during the nineteenth century-especially for working-class children. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, education for the working classes was available on a haphazard basis in England and Wales.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: One reason more Europeans were literate during the Renaissance was the invention of the printing press. This made books and other printed material available to a large number of people. A second reason was that there was a general interest in learning created by the Renaissance.
Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout the sixteenth century book production increased and the cost of books decreased, making books more accessible and affordable to the general public, thus improving the incentives to become literate.
Detailed explanation-5: -Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. King Lear by William Shakespeare. Paradise Lost by John Milton. Utopia by Sir Thomas More. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Praise of Folly by Erasmus. Macbeth by William Shakespeare. More items