Printing Press Impact

In document, 3 it shows how Luther used the printing press to hurt the Catholic Church by spreading his ideas quickly. Since it allowed Luther to spread his ideas quickly it gave more people access to new ideas that went against the church. Martin Luther used it to print about ⅓ of Germany's books made in 1518 through 1525. Since Luther used the printing press to spread his ideas quickly it allowed him to hurt the Catholic Church’s political power. It hurt the Catholic Church by spreading ideas quickly.

The first printing press was invented in around 1450 CE and this invention was able to duplicate writing by pressing an hard, inked object onto another piece of paper and this method is much more efficient and quick than just handwriting and copying everything that way. Exploration or reformation? Which was the more important outcome of the printing press? Exploration was the more important outcome of the printing press because more people learn about the world and what it has to offer, and the Printing Press made it so that people would want to know more about

to come to conclusion with the question asked did the printing press greatly affect reformation or exploration it came down to exploration, although they both greatly affected europe in substantial ways reformation had bigger impacts in europe as for exploration had impacts in europe and later on towards the end of the millennium bigger impacts across the world leading to the new discoveries, new religions and technological advances that reformation and what martin luther did is not a bigger cause of the printing press nor a bigger impact than

If it weren’t for the printing press, people wouldn't have heard about the thought provoking accusations that Luther was making. Secondly, the printing press also printed the Gutenberg Bible. This encouraged people to learn how to read, and when they did, they started reading the Bible, the thing their lives were based upon. However, when people read the Bible, they started to question what they had believed for so long, thus starting the Protestant Reformation. According to document B, Germany at the time (between 1518 and 1525) was making about a million books a year , and a third of them were by Luther. This means that it was much easier for Luther to share his ideas, compared to when Paul was trying to spread Catholicism. Because of the printing press, the Protestant Reformation was able to spread much further and much

Everyday people read newspapers and books, but where did printing begin? The movable type printing press by Johannes Gutenberg made this all possible. Johannes first conceived of this idea of the printing press in the 15th century in order to speed up the slow process of producing books (Bantwal). The movable type printing press, the first real technology of its kind, helped to solve problems, but in turn also caused problems. This technology did influence many areas of life in its lifespan. This includes challenging the church and poisoning people with the increased toxins from mass products of materials. Depending on one’s point of view, this invention could be the best or worst thing to happen during the 15th century. Regardless of

The Protestant Reformation (1517 to 1648) was a time when the Catholic Church was very corrupt and and Martin Luther wanted to break away from Catholicism. It started in the Medieval Times when indulgences* were prominent in churches. The Printing Press and Martin Luther 95 Thesis contributed with the Protestant Reformation in many ways including, It made information more accessible, wake up call to the people.

To recap, the printing press was a phenomenal and a unique apparatus. It was constructed by a goldsmith named Johannes Gutenberg. The printing press made the lives of everyone simple, it was used for printing things. It was a big advancement during this time period. It was auspicious and many famous people used it such as Martin Luther. Martin Luther used it because he was disappointed with his church because they were selling indulgences. The printing press made it possible for Luther to copy 95 theses and nail them in the front door. The 95 these were known all through out, this would be impossible without the printing press to make the 95 Theses known “throughout Germany in two weeks and throughout Europe in a month.”. Although one of the consequences of the printing press was exploration, reformation was the most important because the printing press made people more literate and created new believes. They had a better understanding of the Bible and were able to tell if the pope was lying to them or not. This is why the most important consequence of the printing press was

Martin Luther, a prominent figure in the protestant reformation, who would eventually go on to found his own church and version of Christianity, would most likely not have gained nearly the traction he did if not for the invention of the printing press. The printing press was an unbiased and efficient method to mass produce information, ideas, tales and literature. When Martin Luther posted his 95 Thesis on the door of the church he could not possibly have expected someone to come along and copy his writing to later be printed out infinitely more people to see, his demands becoming a staple of the Protestant Reformation, starting with the denouncement of selling indulgences. Drawing information from document D of our Printing Press DBQ, a viable and useful source because it shows Martin Luther's views on indulgences, this source is credible because Martin was well informed (seeing as he presided as a monk in the Catholic Church for a time) and he was somewhat of an expert on the bible, observing that he studied the bible very thoroughly as a monk in the Catholic Church. The second part of the source is credible, seeing as it is a purely historical recording and the author does not have any clear vested interest in the recanting of the article. The document itself lists four of Luther's 95 thesis, which

By the 1500's, Europe had more than 200 printing presses. They were in cities around a bunch of different countries in Europe. There were two main groups affected by the printing press, the Age of Exploration and the Protestants. It started back in 1471, when there were only around 15 printing presses. In about a 30 year time span the number of printing presses rose to well over 200 printing presses.

Author, J. Baldius firm in William of Ockham, created an advertisement expressing the way scribes, people who make copies of documents, hand wrote before the Printing Press was created.(Doc 1) Prior to the Printing Press, people hand wrote books and drew illustrations that took many years to complete.When the creation of the moveable type took place, it allowed for people to create books at a much faster rate and it enabled for more jobs to be available. Moreover, the development of this invention spread all across Europe between the years of 1471 and 1500. In maps displaying the spread of the Printing Press from 1471 and 1500, the location from where they started were mainly in Germany, Netherlands, and Italy.(Doc 2) In 1500, there were nine times more printing press’ then there were in 1471 and in that year there was one printing press in every major city. The popularity of the printing press spreads knowledge throughout Europe and makes people realize that this invention was not only a necessity, but it was not even counted as a luxury. The development of the printing press was the most important of all the consequences because although it was the beginning, it sparked a new and easier way for people to spread their knowledge and ideas quickly but

For the reformation to happen the populace had to begin to notice the problems within the church. The printing press is what allowed for the information to be spread at the speed and success it did. Which allowed for the widespread reproduction and distribution of

    The printing press had such an impact partly because it helped spread religion. In the textbook “World History” on page 364 at the bottom of that page it states “The new printing presses spread Luther’s writings throughout Germany and Scandinavia, prompting him to declare that “printing was God’s highest act of grace.” This reveals that even people back then admitted that the printing press made a huge change in society between the 1300’s and 1700’s. Then in document E it shows an image of people making books and

As a result of this need, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1436, along with Johannes Fust and Peter Schöffer, however Gutenberg is better known for the invention of the printing press, or the Gutenberg Press. Gutenberg’s first printing press had replaceable moveable wooden letters, which was later replaced by metal letters. The first printing press, was completed in 1440, four years after it was first invented. By 1482, there were a total of 100 printing presses in Western Europe: fifty in Italy, thirty in Germany, nine in France, eight in Spain and Holland, and four in England. The Gutenberg Press remained the standard method for printing until the 20th century. The Gutenberg Press is known for creating a revolution in the production of books, and for also for initiating rapid development in science, art and religion through the communication of text.

The printing press helped a lot through the renaissance time and even after that. Gutenberg helped spread the word of Martin Luther and his ideas and the knowledge of the world

Although there were some Catholics writing to Luther, they were outnumbered twenty to one by those writing in favor of him. All could have been different if Luther didn't use to such great effect as he did, he used the press as a weapon in personal contests with his opponents. In the early years of the reformation, the Lutherans won the battle of the books hands down. Through the press Luther could also give shape to the services and methods of the new, emerging Church.