Gutenberg said, "give me 26 soldiers of lead and i shall conquer the world." what did gutenberg mean by this? he stated this over 500 years ago. do his words still apply today? explain.

"Give me 26 soldiers of lead and I shall conquer the world" refers to the 26 letters in the alphabet that a printer would have in a typeset.

This quote refers to the power of the printed language, which is still true today. In the 2016 American Presidential Election we saw the power of "fake news" used by the Russian Government against American citizens. Language is, quite simply, still an effective tool for persuading and taking over the world.

indigenous people north and south were displaced, died of disease, and were killed by europeans through slavery, rxpe, and war. in 1491, about 145 million people lived in the western hemisphere. by 1691, the population of indigenous americans had declined by 90-95 percent, or by around 130 million people."

i think it is the byzantine empire