Which statement about Johannes Gutenberg is true?

A. He developed a new method of glassmaking that remained a closely guarded secret for centuries.
B. He served as the head of the powerful weavers' guild in the German city-state of Augsburg.
C. He invented a printing press with movable type and used it to make copies of the Bible.
D. He proposed a new educational program that became known as humanism.

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Which statement about Johannes Gutenberg is true?

A. He developed a new method of glassmaking that remained a closely guarded secret for centuries. 
B. He served as the head of the powerful weavers' guild in the German city-state of Augsburg. 
C. He invented a printing press with movable type and used it to make copies of the Bible. 
D. He proposed a new educational program that became known as humanism.

Gibbs · Answer

Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with moveable type and used it to make copies of the Bible (C).

michell96 · Answer

The correct answer is C. He invented a printing press with moveables type and used it to make copies of the Bible. ;

michell96 · Answer

The correct statement about Johannes Gutenberg is C: he invented a printing press with movable type and used it to make copies of the Bible. His invention allowed for the mass production of books, significantly affecting literacy and education in Europe. The Gutenberg Bible, produced around 1455, is one of his most notable works. 
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