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How did the invention of Printing Press help the emergence of Renissance ?

Printing press increased the number of books. newspapers, magazines, pamphlet and other reading material things. With the increasing number of these things more people had easy access to knowledge. The new knowledge increase rational thinking and helped a lot in reduction of superstitions and orthodoxy in the field of religion as well as society. Very soon the new atmosphere began to emerged in political life in several country of Europe and other parts of the world also.

It was Renaissance in terms of material progress but premature in terms of enlightenment. Its consequences were all apparent in mouse of cognition, conception and co nation devices/skills, expertise, efficiency, authority whatever, these are named. Creative and destructive powers equally found support of technological change in print culture. Human minds as per temperament, genteel, aggressive or dull took help from the print technology. Renaissance was seen in the technological changes, mechanical developments, industrial age and its blind eyes that can see society divided in two classes i.e. capitalists and proletariat.