Which city is spread across 120 islands and was center of learning translation and printing

Venice is spread across 120 islands and was the center of learning, translation and printing.

the protestant reformation's started in 1517, disturbing the religious and political order in europe´s catholic countries. the outcome was the european wars of religion prosecuted in europe in the 16th, 17th and part of the 18th century. nonetheless, uprisings, territorial disputes, and great power conflicts were also causes of the wars.