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Movable Type
Type in which each individual character is cast on a separate piece of metal allowing for the arrangement of individual letters and other characters on a page. (Invented in Korea 13th Century).
Johannes Gutenberg
German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468)
Printing Press
15th century invention which revolutionized the ability to print information which in turn affected the speed of the spread of information itself.
Gutenberg Bible
the first full-sized book printed with movable type and a printing press
vernacular literature
Literature written in the everyday language spoken by common people
Martin Luther
Posted 95 theses in 1517, led to religious reform in Germany. Printing Press spread the posted ideas like wildfire.
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