Ap Euro 1.4 (The Printing Press)

Question 1

Who invented the printing press?

Answer 1

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 2

True of False: The printing press was more expensive than copying everything by hand, which is why is took so long to spread across Europe.

Answer 2

False. The act of printing was a lot cheaper than copying by hand, which is why is spread so quickly throughout the continent.

Question 3

The printing press and its spread called for a demand of…

Answer 3

Vernacular literature

Question 4

Vernacular literature:

Answer 4

Literature printed in the native language of a nation. (People in Spain wanted their vernacular literature to be written in Spanish.)