This printing press allowed for more flexibility in what could be printed and how fast that item could be printed in large. With this new printing press he printed out his first Bible in 1455. This lead many things to occur in the Reformation. With his mass producible Bible more people could get their hands on their religious book. This lead to increases in literacy, accessibility of printable works,understanding of what should be done to follow their faith, and many other things. This event helped contribute to the Reformation since the people, armed with the knowledge of their faith, could have more opinions on religion and could judge whether what the church did was right or wrong. Vasco da Gama was another big influence on the Reformation. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who reached India by sailing around Africa in 1497. This lead to many things to occur pertaining to trade and the Reformation. This new trade route allowed for increased amounts of goods to be shifted around since they would no longer have to carry it with them over dry land and instead keep it in a boat till they got to India. They
This printing press allowed for more flexibility in what could be printed and how fast that item could be printed in large. With this new printing press he printed out his first Bible in 1455. This lead many things to occur in the Reformation. With his mass producible Bible more people could get their hands on their religious book. This lead to increases in literacy, accessibility of printable works,understanding of what should be done to follow their faith, and many other things. This event helped contribute to the Reformation since the people, armed with the knowledge of their faith, could have more opinions on religion and could judge whether what the church did was right or wrong. Vasco da Gama was another big influence on the Reformation. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who reached India by sailing around Africa in 1497. This lead to many things to occur pertaining to trade and the Reformation. This new trade route allowed for increased amounts of goods to be shifted around since they would no longer have to carry it with them over dry land and instead keep it in a boat till they got to India. They