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The invention of the printing press by Gutenberg in 1440 is considered a turning point because it enabled what?
Answer
Mass production of books and ideas
The printing press democratized knowledge by allowing mass production of books, leading to the Renaissance, Reformation, and eventual scientific revolution.
💡 Did you know?
Before the printing press, books were hand-copied by monks, making them extremely rare and expensive—only the church and wealthy could own them.
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- Mass literacy campaigns
- Scientific revolution
- Religious reform
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- printing press
- Gutenberg
- Renaissance
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