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Who invented the movable-type printing press?
AJohannes Gutenberg
BIsaac Newton
CChristopher Columbus
DMarco Polo
CBSEClass 10 (CBSE)Social ScienceCh 5 · Topic 1
The Spread of Print Technology
The spread of print technology, starting with Gutenberg's printing press in the 15th century, revolutionised the sharing of information, ide
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Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the movable-type printing press in the mid-15th century made book production faster and cheaper, leading to wider distribution of knowledge.
How it works
Print technology spread across Europe and eventually to other parts of the world, including India, where it arrived through European traders and missionaries.
Why it matters
The availability of printed materials increased literacy rates, spread new ideas (including religious and political ones), and contributed to significant social and cultural changes.
Key detail
Print culture also enabled the growth of newspapers and pamphlets, becoming powerful tools for spreading nationalist and reformist ideas in societies like colonial India.
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• Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press in the mid-15th century.
• This made book production faster and cheaper.
• Print technology spread across Europe and worldwide.
• It reached India through European traders and missionaries.
• Printed materials increased literacy rates.
• Print spread new religious and political ideas.
• Newspapers and pamphlets grew from print culture.
• Print helped spread nationalist ideas in colonial India.