Fill in the Blanks (Reading & Writing)

The printing press, developed in the fifteenth century, made it possible to —reproducereproducedreproducingreproduction texts far more quickly than by hand-copying. Books that had once been rare and expensive gradually became —accessibleaccessiblyaccessibilityaccessed to a much wider public. This spread of information helped —raiseriseraisingrisen literacy rates and accelerated the exchange of scientific and religious ideas across Europe. Historians often —regardregardingregardsregarded the press as one of the most transformative inventions in human history.