The Printing Press Affected The Reformation

The printing press had many important impacts on Europe. The printing press was invented by a man named Johannes Gutenberg in the 1450s. Before the printing press was invented monks had to write books by hand which was a long and time consuming process. However when the printing press was invented it made books easier and faster to create which allowed information and ideas to spread a lot faster than it used to.

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

The printing press was an invention that forever changed the world. Some may say that it was the most important discovery in terms of communication. The printing press affected many other discoveries as well as various major events such as the Age of Discovery and the Protestant Reformation. Both of these events were very important consequences of the printing press, however, the Reformation was the much more impacted consequence. The Protestant Reformation was affected by the printing press because it spread the 95 theses all over western Europe as well as spread the Gutenberg Bible, influencing and provoking questions about the Catholic religion.

The printing press was one of the most important inventions in human history. It brought the world out of the dark ages, improved literacy, standardized languages, made maps infinitely more accurate and even improved the scientific community. Possibly the biggest impact that the printing press had during this time was its effect on religion. New translations of the bible were printed, the protestant reformation made possible, and several new religions would come about as a direct result of the invention of the printing press. The invention shook the foundation of knowledge, religion, and foundation, and it continues to do so to this day.

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

The printing press was an important factor in the development of the Reformation and Exploration. These both helped in the creation and development of the New World. Invented in the 1450s by Johannes Gutenberg (BGE), the printing press gave many people a new view of the world.In 1471 there were only 15 printing presses, but by 1500 there were over 200.(Doc A.) Many more people became literate and many people developed their own views of religion and what the world looked like. The printing press helped shape the world we live in today, most importantly our religions.

The printing press had its own effect in exploration and discovery of America. Thanks to this helpful machine people were more literate, and instead of focusing only in their religion, they also gave their attention to science and humanism. Asking themselves about the world, and forced to search for answers to their questions. One document who will help to understand is Document A who shows us how many printing press were in 1417, and later on in 1500. Meaning that in 1500 there were more than 150 more machines. Even though document A

First and foremost, the printing press helped to advance exploration. After its invention in 1450 it soon impacted the world of exploration. As shown in Document E due to the printing press Henricus Martellus’s 1489 world map was made to be more accurate by Martin Waldseemuller’s in 1507 because word spread after the first world map about the placing of the continents which lead to a clearer understanding of the world making it so that Martin could accurately create a map of the world. The printing

    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

(Hook) There have been many milestones that have changed human communication, from the invention of sign language to the development of the internet. (Bridge) One of those milestones was the Printing Press. (Background) The Printing Press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany during the year 1450. By 1500, more than 20 million books were printed.

As André Gide once said, “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” During the mid-1400s in Europe, German inventor Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press, a machine that revolutionized the way ideas spread. The printing press quickened the production of books, speeding up the spread of information from one place to another; it also educated people in the areas of reading and writing. However, the two main consequences of the printing press were the Exploration and the Protestant Reformation. Although the Reformation was substantially impacted by the printing press, exploration was a greater consequence of the printing press because it sparked interest in exploration in the European citizens,

Gutenberg’s printing press was one of the most important inventions of the renaissance, as it has had a major impact on both the Renaissance and todays world of printing. The Gutenberg Press, impacted the renaissance by, making books and information easier and cheaper to reproduce and print, spreading more information easier and faster to vast audiences eager for new information, helping advance science and technology, and also by helping the economy grow stronger through creating new industries and the constant purchasing of books.

The advancement of technology has made a dramatic impact on society. This can be referred back to the invention of the printing press during the mid-1400’s. The printing press helped the Protestant Reformation be successful because it allowed people to become aware of what was occurring in their society. What the Protestant Reformation did was expose the Christian church from its false ideal of how to get into heaven. With the help of the printing press, the Protestant Reformation was successfully noticed. Technology today still exposes society to events happening throughout the world. For example, we are able to keep up with politics, our government, and things occurring all around the world thanks to the use of computers

The printing press was a major invention that was made by a German goldsmith named Johann Gutenberg in 1450. One of the most famous manuscripts, the Gutenberg Bible, was the first manuscript produced by the press. Another invention that changed the world was the internet and computer. The internet was made in 1983 by Robert E. Kahn and Vincent Erff and the computer was made by German Konrad Zuse in 1936-1938. Similar to the extent of the influence of the printing press one hundred years earlier, the internet and the computer have had a large impact on the world. They provide more intellectual knowledge, which increases the economy and spreads social communication around the world. All of which changed how people saw these inventions in a more

The Importance of the Printing Press to the Development of the Reformation Both contemporaries and historians acknowledge that the printing press was significant in the spread of ideas of the Reformation. It has been argued by Elizabeth Eisenstein that printing did not just spread Protestant ideas but helped to shape the Reformation in the first place 'Printing was a cause of religious changes, and not simply a consequence' (The Printing Press as an agent of change, CambridgeUniversityPress) Printing ended the scribal corruption and copying errors which made it easier to define theological positions exactly and made it easier for Luther to attack the corruption of the Doctrine.