I believe the statement is false. His printing press was in fact a starting point of modern history.
Revere went so far north before getting on t<span>he same path as Dawes because he did not have the map that Dawes had. He followed the trail along the river which led north. Eventually, he came across a road that led him to the same path as Dawes.</span>
<span>Muslims conquered other areas in Africa and cut off Axum from its lucrative</span>
The most powerful was economic prosperity of European countries. They could exploit the land and the people of Africa and take their raw resources such as diamonds for example and take them to Europe. There they would be able to make goods with them and sell them to people for a lot of money and this meant that they would grow vastly richer than they were before.
