Question

Which of the following primary sources would best help someone examine how the printing press and printed books influenced Europe?(1 point)
Responses

a sixteenth-century document calling for the censorship of newly printed books
a sixteenth-century document calling for the censorship of newly printed books

a twentieth-century map showing the printing presses in Renaissance Europe
a twentieth-century map showing the printing presses in Renaissance Europe

a diagram of the printing press that Johannes Gutenberg created by hand
a diagram of the printing press that Johannes Gutenberg created by hand

a copy of one of the most well-known illuminated manuscripts used for prayer

Answer 1

a sixteenth-century document calling for the censorship of newly printed books

Reason: It’s a contemporary primary source that shows how printed books affected society (e.g., spread of ideas and authorities’ responses), so it directly evidences the printing press’s influence.