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How did the invention of the printing press change who could access knowledge during the Renaissance, and why was this important for the Scientific Revolution?(5 points)
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1) Mass production made books far cheaper and more abundant, so access was no longer limited to wealthy elites, clergy, and universities.
2) Printing in vernacular languages (not just Latin) let educated laypeople, craftsmen, and merchants read new works.
3) Standardized, identical copies reduced transcription errors, so scientists could reproduce experiments and compare results reliably.
4) Faster, wider dissemination let ideas circulate across Europe quickly, creating networks of correspondence and debate among scholars.
5) Together these changes undermined reliance on single authorities, enabled critique, cumulative knowledge-building, and collaboration — all essential conditions that fueled the Scientific Revolution.
2) Printing in vernacular languages (not just Latin) let educated laypeople, craftsmen, and merchants read new works.
3) Standardized, identical copies reduced transcription errors, so scientists could reproduce experiments and compare results reliably.
4) Faster, wider dissemination let ideas circulate across Europe quickly, creating networks of correspondence and debate among scholars.
5) Together these changes undermined reliance on single authorities, enabled critique, cumulative knowledge-building, and collaboration — all essential conditions that fueled the Scientific Revolution.
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