For What Innovation Is Johannes Gutenberg Credited

question 15

Multiple Choice

For what innovation is Johannes Gutenberg credited?

• A)Printing the first map that showed the Americas
• B)Inventing movable type
• C)Printing the first European book with movable type
• D)Translating the Mayan writing system
• E)Promoting the early humanists

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Definitions:

IPO

Initial Public Offering, the process through which a private company becomes publicly traded by offering its shares to the public for the first time.

Initial Public Offering

The first sale of stock by a private company to the public, often used by companies to raise capital for expansion.

Share Issuance

The process by which a company issues new shares of stock to investors or shareholders, increasing the number of outstanding shares.

Share Buy-backs

The process by which a company purchases its own shares from the marketplace, reducing the amount of outstanding stock on its balance sheet.