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When it was invented in the 15th century, the printing press revolutionized the way Europeans saw their world. It allowed information to be disseminated to a large group of people quickly. The printing press helped spread ideas about religion and politics to people who had never before had access to this sort of information.
It has allowed cultures to spread quickly and easily from one country to another.
The Mongol Empire fell into decline IN the 14th century. The reason was a combination of factors: first the gradual weakening of the central position of the Khans which caused many local govenors and warlords to carve out their own dominions and fight their neighbors, then the outbreak in Mongolia of the Black Death that quickly spread over all of the Mongol Empire and then over all of Europe. As in Europe, it killed millions of people and added greatly to the desintegration of Mongol power and of Mongol society. China made use of all these developments to chase the Mongols out and establish the Ming dynasty. By the end of the 14th century nothing remained of the Mongol Empire but a number of small and often competing Hordes that would continue to decline in power and territory.
It has allowed cultures to spread quickly and easily from one country to another.
Supposedly around the turn of the century, Marshall Fields department store in Chicago got the bright idea of using its numerous large store windows to diplay goods available for sale. The results quickly grew into the modern era of advertising and consumerism.