So, I read Sylvia's post and I have to agree to it, I had never really thought about what would have happened if the movable printing presses were invented earlier. I think there are many examples throughout history were powerful people have taken advantage of illiterate people to get what they want. For example, when Kings used to send out tax collectors to collect money they could charge people way more than needed because they can't read the actual amount that the tax is, or when countries are electing officials people who are illiterate can't really elect the person they think are right for their country.
I really liked the example Sylvia brought up because if this invention was invented earlier than it would change many of the events that happened on history, but also I think that it wouldn't have changed a lot because books were still EXTREMELY expensive back then and most people who were illiterate were poor so even if they wanted to learn reading and writing they wouldn't have the money to do so. So in conclusion, there would be many events that would change but not in a way that it wouldn't have happened but more in a sense that there would be less people taking part in the event.
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