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The Renaissance Worldviews Of The Reformation And The Renaissance

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Documents A, B, C, D, and E are split up into two groups, one group representing Reformation and the other, Exploration. Documents A, B, and C are put as the documents representing the reformation of religion. D, and E are put in the group representing Exploration. Only one of the groups truly showed and supported the Renaissance worldviews. As a result, Reformation showed more of the Renaissance worldviews more than the Exploration group did.
Reformation, the reforming of a religion for the better of it. The first document that showed Reformation was Document A. Document A showed the evolution of the printing press, and its effect on society. As a result of the printing press, shifts in who held the religious power were also made. The Pope's power could increase and decrease. A decrease would occur because the people would no longer need to actually visit the pope since they would have a copy of the bible in their own homes, and there were also other things to read. An increase would also occur because faith would be reinforced, and new converts would be brought in. The Renaissance worldview shown in Document A is, progress may be possible if more wealth can be created and people use their God given talents to help tame fate. Johannes Gutenberg, the creator of the printing press allowed progress to occur by creating the printing press. His creation catapulted Europe into a successful country, that would continue moving forward. Johannes “tamed fated” and allowed Europe to

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