The Printing Press And The Protestant Reformation

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 printing press, created by Johann Gutenberg in 1450 altered the course of history and spread of ideas and culture. Politically, the printing press allowed laws to travel and be distributed faster, and government ideas and cultural to spread to other areas. Intellectually, it allowed the sharing of ideas and opinions about the same topic between many different people, and the creation of secular books that influenced many intellectuals. Religiously, the printing press allowed the spread of different religious ideas and vernaculars Bible to everyone. Thus, the development of the printing press altered the political, intellectual, and religious ideas in Europe.

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

Many social changes emerged following the Protestant Reformation. The printing press and mass production of books were a major source of growth and success to the Reformation (Document 3). Because of the printing press, Martin Luther’s message was simply spread throughout Europe. Now that people could access the Bible on their own, the Europeans were able to study Scripture without a

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 a big part of why the protestant reformation happened by helping Martin Luther spread his saying faster. In document II the invention of Gutenberg’s printing press it made is easier to spread the words of people this made it harder for the Catholic religion to spread the religion because it would spread information quicker and the Catholic Church couldn't do anything even if they tried and people started believing what the Printing press would say and started disbelieving in the church.

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.

It also demonstrates why Lutherans felt the need to push further away from Catholicism and how over time their view of the opposing faith has changed. It also shows how the printing press played a role in the development of the Reformation. The printing press allowed Luther to publish his pamphlets such as the Warning to His Dear German People and distribute them throughout Germany. The date of the publication of the pamphlet is also significant as it is following the Augsburg Confession in 1530. During the Diet of Augsburg, the Lutheran confession which was a document which contained a declaration of faith was

With the abundance of these new presses more documents could be mass produced and shipped all over the world. Documents like letters, maps, and a very important document known as the 95 Theses. Bibles were actually the first thing to ever come off a printing press and were the top seller. I believe the Protestant’s were more affected by the printing press because, the presses helped spread their teachings. And the Protestant religion began to spread all around Europe.

The Butterfly Effect of the Printing Press One small invention can change everything. Gutenberg Created the printing press and it had a butterfly effect on religion, culture, education, literature, economics, and eventually it led to the development of technology. The printing press revolutionized the way people thought and lived. The power of the printing press made it possible to share ideas easily which changed people’s relationship with the church. Document A describes how monks had to write the Bible by hand.

The printing press was a very useful creation that helped influence many parts of history. In early European history there were two sides to the advancement of the printing press known as The Reformation and The Exploration. With the Reformation comes three documents: A, B, and C which outline the importance of spreading Protestant religion through the printing press. The Exploration comes with two documents: D and E which implements the printing press by documenting Christopher Columbus’ discoveries. When it comes to debating which side was the most important consequence of the printing press, many have differing views.

    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

He used movable metal type to create a machine to print books. The Printing press made books cheaper and increased the literacy rate in Europe. More people started to take interest in other subjects such as geography and religion. The Printing Press also resulted in two consequences: The Protestant Reformation and the Age of Exploration. (Thesis)

A large part of Luther’s success came from the Reformation propaganda that spread through the printing press. Mostly woodcuts,

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