Select the one thing shown below that is not true about Gutenberg's printing press of 1450

A. Many copies of a book could be printed relatively quickly

B. because of Gutenberg's printing press books got cheaper and more people could afford to buy them.

C. Gutenberg's printing press made printing easier and faster

D. In the mid 1400s printing presses began appearing as far as North America

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John Callahan

27 March, 21:07

Select the one thing shown below that is not true about Gutenberg's printing press of 1450

A. Many copies of a book could be printed relatively quickly

B. because of Gutenberg's printing press books got cheaper and more people could afford to buy them.

C. Gutenberg's printing press made printing easier and faster

D. In the mid 1400s printing presses began appearing as far as North America

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Naomi Brown · Answer 1

The one thing shown below that is not true about Gutenberg's printing press of 1450 is option D. In the mid-1400s printing presses began appearing as far as North America.

Primitive forms of printing had been invented in ancient China, but "movable type" printing press was invented by Gutenberg. Before his invention, in Europe, most books were copied by hand. This took a lot of time, and books were owned mostly by the Church or powerful and rich people. After Gutenberg's invention books became cheaper and so more people could read.