Weegy: One learned aurally and through pictures before the printing press. Gutenberg's invention allowed the common people to read the Bible for themselves for the first time. [ This weakened the authority of the Roman church. It gave people a motive to learn to read and schools were founded for teaching these young men. It became possible to disseminate ideas at a wider and farther range than ever before to more people. I'm not sure we've ... (More)