What made printing faster, according to the passage on the printing press?
Before the fifteenth century, books in Europe were copied by hand, which took months and made them expensive. Around 1450, Johannes Gutenberg introduced a printing press that used movable metal type. Because the same letters could be reused, many copies of a page could be produced quickly. Within a few decades, printing shops had opened across Europe, the price of books dropped, and more people learned to read. Historians often link this change to the rapid spread of new ideas in the following centuries.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Reusing metal letters
- Step 1: The passage says the same letters could be reused, so many copies could be produced quickly.
- Step 2: This is what sped up printing.
Answer
Reusing metal letters.
Why not the others: The passage does not mention paper, scribes or shorter books as the cause.
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