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Which of the following primary sources would best help someone examine how the printing press and printed books influenced Europe? (1 point)
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a sixteenth-century document calling for the censorship of newly printed books
a diagram of the printing press that Johannes Gutenberg created by hand
a twentieth-century map showing the printing presses in Renaissance Europe
a copy of one of the most well-known illuminated manuscripts used for prayer
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Answer: a sixteenth-century document calling for the censorship of newly printed books.
Reason: it’s a contemporary reaction to the spread of printed books and shows how authorities perceived and tried to control their social and political effects — direct evidence of the press’s influence.
Reason: it’s a contemporary reaction to the spread of printed books and shows how authorities perceived and tried to control their social and political effects — direct evidence of the press’s influence.
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