2) Which TWO statements from the passage convey the idea that newspapers have historical precedents? A) Movable type was a system of printing that involved special type pieces. B) It helped usher in the era of thought and learning known as the Renaissance. C) However, Johannes Gutenberg made the earliest printing press, as we know it today, around 1450. D) In Italy, government leaders hired writers to create monthly newsletters that told of happenings in Italy. E) Instead of carving the news on giant slabs of rock, Chinese writers made tipao, or “palace bulletins,” written on sheets made of silk.