10th Class Social Science Print Culture and the Modern World Question Bank 10th CBSE Social Science Print Culture and the Modern World

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      Why was Menocchio executed?

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                      Menocchio was a miller in Italy who began to read books that were available in his locality. (i) He reinterpreted the message of the Bible and formed his own views of God that enraged the Roman Catholic Church. (ii) Menocchio was declared a heretic and ultimately executed. (iii) The Roman Catholics then imposed severe controls over publishers and booksellers, and began to maintain an Index of Prohibited Books.


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