jan 1, 1500 - Printing press
Description:
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The invention of the printing press meant that exact copies of text could be produced quickly by anyone.
This reduced the control of the church because they couldn't control the spread of new ideas.
It also helped scientists because their discovery's/ideas could be spread over a large area very quickly.
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Date:
jan 1, 1500
Now
~ 525 years ago