Transcript Inventions: The Printing Press

 By 1300 papermaking and
print technology had reached
Europe from China (China
invented printing in 868.
 Gutenberg invented
moveable type in 1456
 The Gutenberg Bible is
considered one of the first
books ever printed.
 Books became more
available
 Literacy increased
 Ideas spread rapidly
Eyeglasses
 Eyeglasses were invented in the 1300’s.
 With the invention of the printing press in the
1400’s, the demand for eyeglasses increased.
 Far-sighted glasses (for reading) were developed
first.
 Later on near-sightedness was able to be corrected.
The Flush Toilet
 The flush toilet, or water closet as it was called dates back to
1589 when it was invented by Sir John Harington.
 Harington invented a valve that when pulled would release
water from a water closet. Sir John recommended flushing
the toilet once or twice a day, although with our modern
technology, we know that is probably not sufficient
 Shakespeare wrote
many plays
 Chaucer wrote The
Canterbury Tales
 Cervantes wrote Don
Quixote
William Shakespeare
1. "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me
your ears!
--From Julius Caesar
2. To be or not to be, --that is the question:
-- From Hamlet
3. O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou
Romeo?"
--From Romeo and Juliet
4. "Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet
sorrow."
-- From Romeo and Juliet
 Many of the new ideas in the Renaissance led to
questions about religion.
 Some believed the church was more interested in
money than religion (example: if a person sinned,
they could buy a document which freed them from
any punishment of their sin – called an indulgence.)
 Some Christians protested against this Catholic
teaching and began being called “protestants”
 A movement began to reform the Catholic Church –
“The Protestant Reformation”
 Martin Luther was one of
 The puritans that came
to America followed
the first to challenge the
John Calvin’s teachings
Catholic Church
 Organized a new Christian  Sought greater religious
freedom
church (no longer in latin)
“Unless I am convicted by scripture and plain reason, I do not accept
the authority of the popes and councils, for they have contradicted
each other, my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I
will not recant anything. For to go against conscience is neither right
nor safe. God help me. Amen.”
Martin Luther’s defense at his Catholic inquisition, April 1521
By the mid-1400s, Europe began to reach beyond its
boundaries in a great age of discovery and exploration.
 Vasco de Gama, from
Portugal, was the first
to sail all the way
around Africa.
 Christopher Columbus, sent by
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
of Spain, sailed the Nina, the Pinta
and the Santa Maria in search of
another way to Asia (across the
Atlantic), but discovered the New
World instead.
•Known as the “father of modern science.”
•Galileo was famous for inventing the
thermometer. He also perfected the telescope
and experimented with gravity and pendulums.