Asked by Victoria

Which option best describes how the printing press transformed European society?

Prior to the printing press, the Church of England did not allow peasants to learn to read.
Prior to the printing press, the Orthodox Church recited Luther’s “95 Theses” aloud to peasants.
Prior to the printing press, the Catholic Church hand-copied texts and disseminated them to peasants.
Prior to the printing press, knowledge was reserved primarily for nobles and clergy.

A?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Oops! A is NOT right.
Answered by Victoria
Oh ok is it D? I'm pretty sure that peasants weren't allowed to get educations and read right?
Answered by Ms. Sue
D is not right either. Peasants weren't forbidden to learn to read, but they didn't have much access to literacy.

I've checked two of your guesses. You're on your own now. Please do not post this question again.
Answered by Writeacher
Actually, I don't think any of those potential answers is correct.

A is incorrect because the Church of England was established in 1534, well after the invention of the printing press (c. 1440). In addition, even though peasants weren't forbidden to learn to read, very few (if any) had the leisure to learn. They were too busy feeding and sheltering their families.

B is incorrect because the Orthodox Church is not same as the Roman Catholic Church. Plus, it was centered in Constantinople, not in England or Germany.

C is incorrect because the texts were disseminated to literate people in the church and among the nobles, not the peasants.

D is incorrect because there were no laws or rules ("knowledge was reserved") preventing peasants from learning to read and having texts. See A above.

The closest one is D -- but only if you take the "knowledge was reserved" idea very broadly. But still, there were no laws preventing ...
Answered by shut up Ms. Sue
shut up Ms. Sue
Answered by Arabella
I believe the answer is D.
Answered by girl
OMG ITS B!
Answered by lol
The correct answer is D
Answered by Abyss
so D right? this is confusing
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Answered by lol wut
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Answered by yo
so wtf is the anwer
Answered by Kid
It’s d idiots
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This website is hilarious and I am starting to see why people don't like Ms. Sue. When she said OOPS! I thought she was going to help ¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯
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Answered by Hi
What is the answer???
Answered by S
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Answered by anom
The answer would be "Prior to the printing press, knowledge was reserved primarily for nobles and clergy."
Answered by 4loop
just got it wrong. it is NOT "Prior to the printing press, the Orthodox Church recited Luther’s “95 Theses” aloud to peasants"

the right answer is PROBABLY what anom said above me^^
Answered by lacking
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Answered by Deez
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