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Why was Johannes Gutenberg important to the Renaissance?

O His creation of the fresco allowed paintings to have brighter colors.
His writings about everyday life helped spread humanist philosophy.
O His design of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica inspired similar buildings.
His printing press allowed the ideas of the Renaissance to spread quickly.

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Answer: D

Step-by-step explanation: Gutenberg was the inventor of the printing press, and by extension the first widely read books- before that, everything had to be. hand-copied, so it was hard to get your hands on books at all.

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