Question

How did print introduce debate and discussion ? Explain in three points.

Answer 1

(i) Print was used to criticise existing practices. Through

print, people could be persuaded to think differently.

(ii) Even those who disagreed with established authorities

could now print and circulate their ideas. It shaped new ideas and debates and

new ideas emerged from clashes.

(iii) The religious reformer Martin Luther wrote ninety five

theses criticising many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic

Church. He challenged the Church to debate his ideas