(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. 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) I believe that the Age of Exploration was the more important result of the Printing Press. (Topic Sentence #1) The Printing …show more content…
(CD #1) For example, the letter from Columbus on Document D shows how Columbus discovered new lands. It was written on his return voyage from the Americas. The letter states, “where I found many islands inhabited by men without number.” Because of the Printing Press, his letter quickly spread throughout Europe and was translated into many languages such as Spanish, Latin, German and French. When people read it, they were compelled to explore the world further. (CM #1) I believe that Columbus’s discoveries led to more people exploring the world. This also caused the discovery of many countries, such as the Americas. If the Printing Press didn’t exist, the letter wouldn’t have gone viral and people wouldn’t have felt the need to explore further. America wouldn’t have been discovered. (CD #2) Another example is the maps on Document E. The map on the top was made in 1489 by Henricus Martellus, and it isn’t very detailed. However, the map below was made in 1507 by Martin Waldseemuller, and it is more accurate. In fact, it was the “first known map to record the existence of the American continents.” Many
Document B is about colubus the positive and negative things did.it was written in march 15,1493 It is about Columbus the positive and negative actions he did.This source was created in march 15,1493 During the time this source was created To tell the king and queen of spain on what he did during his journey.This source reflects the time period because This was when columbus sailed from spain to a new land which he thought was asia but was in north america but since he saw the native americans he thought he was somewhere in asia.Document C is about the negative things columbus did.
Document B is a letter from Christopher Columbus to the king and queen of england, who helped fund his voyage to tell them about his findings in the Americas. This letter was written in 1493, it is about Columbus’ voyage to the Americas and what he discovered there. This source was created on August 3, 1493. During the time this source was created Columbus had just landed back at spain after his first voyage. This source reflects the time period because it shows that in that time period they had a very limited amount of communication so all the king and queen knew about Columbus was what he wrote in his letters, so he could tell them anything in his letter and the would take his word for it. Document C is an account from the Spanish Dominican
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.
Document A is the poem about Columbus’s journey from Spain to South America. The poem was written in a third person’s point of view, we know this because it speaks of the journey as if they were not there when it was occurring. The purpose of this poem is to teach young children about Columbus’s Journey. This poem was written in 1948 in which there was only one idea about Columbus, that being that he discovered and founded America. We today know that this is wrong, Columbus was not the person who discovered America because there were already people there. To conclude, Document A, the poem about Columbus’s fateful voyage, is written in a third person point of view and was written to teach children of Columbus’s
In the book The Patriot’s History of the United States by Schweikert and Allen, Christopher Columbus was a brave explorer that stumbled upon the New Land and once upon arrival he decided to spread the word of catholicism to the Indians. Also, took interest into trading goods to get new materials to ship back to Spain. It seemed like his mission was to learn, share, and gain new things while meeting with these new people. In the second book, A People’s History of the United States, by
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
Christopher Columbus achieved remarkable success in the New World by discovering new lands and presenting an opportunity for new development. Over the course of four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, Columbus ignited the conquest and colonization of land in the New World. He recorded his experiences in journals and letters for future navigators and sailors to read and learn from. The benefits that arose from his expeditions were known as the Columbian Exchange, which included the transfer of people, resources, and culture, all of which significantly impacted society worldwide. His world changing legacy impacted the development of the territory in the New World and increased trade, resources, and economic stability for Europe.
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.
“In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” One of the first things we learned in primary school was that Christopher Columbus discovered America. But they also made us read Christopher 's Journals (1493) such as “ They ... brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things, which they exchanged for the glass beads and hawks ' bells. They willingly traded everything they owned... . They were well-built, with good bodies and handsome features.... They do not bear arms, and do not know them, for I showed them a sword, they took it by the edge and cut themselves out of ignorance. They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane... . They would make fine servants.... With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.” where he described how they met the “Taino indigenous peoples of Hispaniola.” However we as students never questioned how is that Columbus “discovered” America while in his journals (1493) he states that he encountered with peoples that lived there before he arrived , even though it wasn 't really America. Discover is define as “ to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time.” There are many evidences that validates that Columbus did not discover America;One, is the inaccuracy in his studies, they believed and studied that Earth was flat and smaller than it actually was, while “
The testimonies written in both early exploration narratives and seventeenth century Puritan texts described how a particular explorer viewed the new land of America. Each of these writings had their own deception about the significance of America, both as a physical place and also as an ideal. Christopher Columbus wrote several exploration narratives during his journeys to and from the new land. He offered his own personal definitions and arguments about what he saw and thought about his new discoveries. In the text "Letter to Luis de Santangel", Columbus writes about his crowning achievement, the discovery of new world. I believe that this text helps convey a specific definition of America. Columbus portrayed America as being
In the Technology reading provided for the class, I thought the printing press was a historical and significant invention to my life. It was also a revolutionary technology that changed the way of printing. "The invention of the printing press, in turn, set off a social revolution that is still in progress. (The Chinese had developed both paper and printing—including textile printing—before the 2d century ad, but these innovations did not become generally known to the Western world until much later)." The printing press was a revolutionary invention because without the printing press there would be no libraries, no book productions, no newspapers, no magazines, no coupons, nothing that you would be able to print. The printing press also helped
ability for information to be transferred and shared in Europe (History of Printing). This different approach granted an abundance and variety of information and finally allowed these citizens to be able to think and believe in what they chose. What is most important here is that people of demographics, wealth, ethnicity and gender were given access to the same material. One can measure the gradual increase to the citizen's access of knowledge parallel to the rising popularity of
In many ways, the social impact of Gutenberg’s printing press culminated with the Enlightenment—it changed the way Europeans communicated. The printing press “made it possible to bypass the confusion engendered by linguistic
Since the time human beings walked upon the earth, people have fashioned numerous inventions from the wheel to the light bulb. All of which have impacted history and human everyday life. Electricity, cars, airplanes, scientific knowledge, and more, this would not have been available in the present world today, if Gutenberg had not invented the mighty printing press. Originated from a humble wine press combined with an old coin press, the printing press is a powerful and significant invention, which changed our way of life. The printing press reshaped the world into the planet we live today for three distinct and direct reasons. The printing press initiated that knowledge and books became available everyone, which led to Reformation and the Renaissance. Also, it affected our education.