[1] In 1911, the Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier discovered the Phaistos Disc in the ruins of a Minoan palace in Crete. [2] The clay disc, covered on both sides with a spiral of stamped symbols, remains one of archaeology’s most famous undeciphered mysteries. [3] Many scholars have tried to decode the 242 signs, which feature representations of human figures, animals, and plants. [4] Some researchers suggest the disc records a sacred hymn, while others argue it is a legal document or a board game. [5] Because the symbols are stamped rather than hand-carved, the disc represents an early precursor to movable type printing, developed thousands of years before Johannes Gutenberg's press.
Given the passage above, the writer is considering adding the following sentence to the end of the paragraph:
"Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in fifteenth-century Germany revolutionized the dissemination of knowledge across Europe."
Should the writer make this addition?
- AYes, because it transitions from the paragraph’s discussion of ancient Minoan culture to a broader history of European communication.
- BYes, because it provides historical details that support the claim that the clay disc was a precursor to modern movable type.
- CNo, because it contradicts the paragraph's claim that the symbols on the disc were stamped rather than hand-carved.
- No, because it introduces a topic—the historical impact of Gutenberg’s press—that deviates from the paragraph's primary focus on the Phaistos Disc.Answer