Todays Objectives Explain how the printing press shaped

Today’s Objectives • Explain how the printing press shaped history • Understand impact of Northern Renaissance writers & humanists on history • Compare the Northern Renaissance to the Italian Renaissance –activity, notes, discussion, video clips, compare/contrast chart with reading Bell Ringer Interpret this quote. What did he mean by this? “ The Printing press is God’s highest act of grace” ~ Martin Luther

From Italy & Beyond! • The Italian Renaissance idea caught on!!!! • They spread to the Northern parts of Europe!

Writing Activity • On a blank sheet of paper, copy from the textbook starting on p. 56 …. Just keep going until I tell you to stop

THE PRINTING PRESS Watch video! http: //www. history. com/shows/mankind-the-story-ofall-of-us/videos/mankind-the-story-of-all-of-us-theprinting-press • In 1455, Johann Gutenberg printed the first edition of the Bible using his printing press with movable type – This TRANSFORMED Europe! • Printed books were easier & cheaper to produce. • More people learned to read & had access to much more knowledge! • Before the printing press, Europe had a few thousand books. After the printing press, they had about 20 million!

• Most historians will say the PRINTING PRESS had the MOST IMPACT on communication & education than ANY OTHER invention! • It quickly spreads ideas all over Europe that have never been heard before! – Including Martin Luther’s ideas!

Northern Humanists & Writers • Focused more on religion than the Italian Renaissance • Desiderius Erasmus- translated the Bible into the vernacular- language everyone can understand • Sir Thomas More- wrote a book called Utopia, about an ideal society where men & women live in peace & harmony, no one is idle, all are educated… sounds nice right? – Discussion: What is your Utopia?

Northern Humanists & Writers • William Shakespeare- (1590 - 1613) – Wrote 37 plays, all expressing universal themes in realistic settings • Focused on the individual & the classics • Characters spoke in the vernacular

Compare/ Contrast Read Chapter 1, Section 2 to help you fill out this chart! Italian v. Northern Renaissance Similarities 1) 2) Renaissance v. Today’s society 1) 2) Differences 1) 2)

Today’s Objectives • Explain how the printing press shaped history • Understand impact of Northern Renaissance writers & humanists on history • Compare the Northern Renaissance to the Italian Renaissance –writing activity, notes, discussion, compare/contrast chart

The Catholic Church • The most powerful, wealthiest, influential leaders at this time • HOW? WHY? – People had bad lives (the plague, etc. ) – They relied on religion to have a better life – They did what the church told them to do b/c they believed it would get them to heaven 12/16/2021 Template copyright 2005 www. brainybetty. com 10

Power in Europe The Catholic Church Why? - held the key to heaven Kings/

Church Abuses • Popes competed for political power • Church officials got caught up in worldly affairs (building fancy cathedrals, etc. ) • Popes lived lavish lifestyles • Bible was written in LATIN ONLY! Therefore, the average person couldn’t read it and it needed to be interpreted by the Church officials. • Sold indulgences- lessening of a soul’s time in purgatory, a place where a souls is too impure to get into heaven 12/16/2021 Template copyright 2005 www. brainybetty. com 12

The Protestant Reformation • Reform- change • The last straw for Martin Luther- selling indulgences – He was a devout Catholic monk – Visited Rome & saw all the corruption – Felt the church needed to be reformed – Wrote his 95 Theses (arguments) against the church to a priest – Immediately, copies of his theses were printed all over Europe (printing press!) – Catholic Church- NOT HAPPY!!! Tried to excomunnicate and stop Luther’s ideas. 12/16/2021 Template copyright 2005 www. brainybetty. com 13

Hero or Rebel? Modern Day Luther? 1) Do you think Luther was a hero or a rebel? WHY? 2) Who could be considered a more “Modern Day Martin Luther”? 12/16/2021 Template copyright 2005 www. brainybetty. com 14