The human intellect began to awake, to stretch itself, to go forth and conquer, which hence brought about
the invention of printing.
Explanation:
Here the author mentions that an intellectual awakening was beginning to occur, then directly states that it eventually lead to the invention of printing. Since it was during the beginning of this awakening that the printing press was invented, it is implied by the author in the sentence that the printing press would lead to a greater awakening
