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Around 550 years ago Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium, fell to the cannons of the Islamic Turks, and many of the Greek books which had been copied and preserved there for nearly 2000 years found their way into Europe. The invention of the printing press about the same time led to the spread of these old ideas, as the ancient books were quickly translated, printed and widely distributed. This led to a rebirth of knowledge about the Greeks and Romans called the Renaissance. The press also led to an increase in the number of people who could read, so creating a demand for information.
From now on people anywhere in the world could share knowledge and help each other to solve problems in a way not possible before. Many new ideas began to travel around Europe. |
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