HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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It allowed forgers to reproduce Michelangelo’s paintings.
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It created the first illuminated manuscripts in Ireland.
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It helped spread Martin Luther’s ideas quickly.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Prior to the invention of the printing press, all communications had to be written by hand, a very long and expensive process. The printing press allowed Luther to mass-produce his ideas, such as his ‘’95 Theses” that criticized the Catholic Church, and to spread these ideas throughout Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -The invention of the printing press allowed books and pamphlets to be made faster and more cheaply. This new technology helped spread the revolutionary ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Since printing presses produced the same material regardless of where it was the messages and ideas that were in the theses were shared to everyone that read them regardless of location. This is a huge reason behind why the Protestant Reformation gained so much traction.