Throughout history there have been many changes, discoveries and invention around the world. One of the more important inventions that changed the world completely was Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press. It’s many great consequences reshaped the world. The printing press was an amazing invention that became so extraordinary that it was used to print almost anything such as religious books, advertisements, and even literary works…
The most important consequence the printing press had was it used literature to enrich the knowledge that was being educated during the 16th century. Half a century after the invention of Johannes Gutenburg, three-fourths of the twenty million books that were newly printed were classical or medieval works. Books that were already in scribal manuscript form were created more using the printing press, which made them widely accessible to the public. Publishers also began to translate books into vernacular, the common language at the time, which expanded the area these ideas reached even more (Doc 8). Humanist philosophies were spread much more easier and faster with the help of the printing press.…
The Medici family eventually gained a little too much power and some of them took over the role of the pope. During this time, people started coming up with new ideas and questions, things to do with the earth like whether the sun revolved around the earth, or if the earth revolved around the sun. There was a new invention called the printing press. This was a machine that could make the book making process faster.…
Ways in which the printing press was an aide to religious believers were in part due to the new found ways in which believers of any religion could easily spread their message of beliefs and practices to a larger audience. An example of this is Martin Luther’s 95 Theses to which he posted on the door of the Catholic church to create debate among the Catholic church followers in the sale of indulgences. The printing press gave Luther a platform to spread his message and beliefs across to hundreds of thousands of people in Germany. According to Document D between 1518 and 1525 a third of all books were produced in Germany were by Luther himself.…
Between 1914 and 1918, government control over people’s lives increased. Some of the sources support the view that this was because of the need to feed the people, but other sources suggest different reasons. The government enhanced the control over people’s lives, in order to stabilise the country and to put order in a time of war, so that the strengthening of the inner positions of Britain would gain them advantage on focusing on the war. Since the 8th August 1914, with the establishment of DORA, the law was designed to help prevent invasion and to keep morale at home high. Even though, this distanced the British government from the true Democratic ideals, because of censorship or the oppression of principle human rights; that led to order…
The printing press revolutionized the way humans communicate their thoughts and ideas during the Renaissance. Before the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg, the production speed of literary works was not very fast because they were hand-written by scribes and for them to finish a small book would take months of hard work. The ideas spread through these works were only about religion because the labor that is put in these were constrained by the church. When the printing press was invented, different people from all around Europe expressed and extended their own ideas about religion, politics, and many more. This raises the question, “What was the most important consequence of the printing press?”…
Martin Luther was responsible for the Protestant Reformation, which was when reformers pointed out problems with the church: corruption, simony, and sale of indulgences. During the Protestant Reformation new religions were created because reformers did not agree with Catholic Church. The Protestant Reformation had an effect in the Europeans’ society, economy, and the politics. Some effect influenced the European society but others led to diversity.…
As Printing Presses created more Bibles, more people could acquire, read, and interpret the Bible however they wanted (doc. B). This proves the why the Protestant Reformation is the most important consequence of the Printing Press because people didn't need the pope to interpret the bible for them, prompting the decline in the power of the Pope. The Printing Press affected the Protestant Reformation the most because it allowed for Martin Luther to spread his ideas and the 95 theses around Europe. According to one estimate, one third of the books, 300,000 books, printed between 1518 and 1525 were written by Luther (Doc. B).…
Throughout history there have been many new inventions, discoveries, changes, and ideas introduced around the world. One of the most influential inventions was the printing press made by Johannes Gutenberg. In 1450’s he revolutionized the world with this idea of a new way of writing and recording. He changed human communication entirely, but was that the most important consequence of the printing press? Was it the spread of religion or was it the geography and exploration advantages?…
Karlene RadwayHUMN 41751Mr. FeldmanDate: 04-20-16Martin Luther’s 95 ThesesMartin Luther is one of the greatest religious trailblazers that the world has everwitnessed. He is remembered by most as the man that sparked the beginning of the ProtestantReformation by posting his 95 Theses for all to see. Some viewed Luther as a heretic, whileothers perceived him as an activist for religious truth and sovereignty.…
The was printing press was undoubtedly one of the most important inventions in the Europe. The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1450, which led to the start of the Renaissance. The printing press helped spread scientific findings in the Scientific Revolution. It also helped make copies of maps for explorers traveling to different places. Another very important invention was the telescope.…
Change The Protestant Reformation became so widespread across Europe primarily because of the printing press. Martin Luther was able to spread his ideas for change so quickly because the printing press made books cheaper and more available to the public. Books have been a method for seeking reforms in society for ages. Harper Lee uses her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, to plead for change in the unjust way people treat others.…
One, of the many, smart man started this whole revolution, and his name was Johannes Gutenberg. His most famous creation was the printing press. How did the printing press start a new revolution? Well, Gutenberg’s invention increased the amount of literature copies being printed. The first piece of literature that was printed was the Bible.…
They opened societies eyes on different religions and veering from just the Roman Catholic Church. A large reason religion grew in Europe was a result of the printing…
2. Defend the following statement: The printing press ultimately changed human society in many ways starting in the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a period of rebirth in Europe, and it was a period of inventions as well. One of the most important inventions that changed Europe and the entire world was the printing press created by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1440’s. The printing press allowed the production of much more books, so much more people was able to get them.…