Question

Which of the following best demonstrates the lasting influence the printing press had on Europe? (1 point)  

Responses  

( ) Later European thinkers relied on the technology of the printing press to share their ideas during the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment.  

( ) People continued to add hand-drawn illustrations to books printed on Gutenberg’s press.  

( ) The number of books in Europe rose drastically in the years after Gutenberg perfected his invention.

( ) Roman Catholic Church leaders’ made efforts to censor books being printed in the mid-sixteenth century.

Answer 1

(X) Later European thinkers relied on the technology of the printing press to share their ideas during the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment.

This shows the press’s lasting impact on the spread of knowledge and the development of major intellectual movements.