Before the Press:
&sect;<Tab/>majority of the population was illiterate
&sect;<Tab/>no standard for what proper writing was
&sect;<Tab/>ppl divided into upper class and lower class
&sect;<Tab/>knowing how to read did not mean that you knew how to write
&sect;<Tab/>knowledge limited to memory-- mnemonics & abrv.
&sect;<Tab/>books were rare and expensive
&sect;<Tab/>travel was dangerous - no maps
&sect;<Tab/>se…