Question

Which best explains why the printing press changed printing so dramatically in the 1440s?

(1 point)
Responses

Multiple copies of the same text could be made simultaneously.

Multiple copies of the same text could be made simultaneously.

As soon as it was created, it became possible to replicate images.

As soon as it was created, it became possible to replicate images.

Printing had been banned in previous eras, but now it was permitted.

Printing had been banned in previous eras, but now it was permitted.

There was no way to copy texts prior to the invention of the printing press.

Answer 1

Multiple copies of the same text could be made simultaneously.

This allowed rapid, cheaper, and more accurate mass production of books compared with slow, hand-copying by scribes.