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Bellringer1. List four jobs that you could not get if you were
a poor reader.
Today:• How have communication changes affected our
lives?
• 1 page of notes:
• Why were 8, 7, 4 all big changes to our lives?
Agree: US flag
Everyone’s live has improved after using Facebook and Twitter
disagree: Pirate flag
In your notes, with partners1. 4 positive changes
since 2000
2. 4 negative changes since 2000
3. 2 new jobs created or made easier since 2000
4. 2 jobs that were destroyed or made harder since 2000
Top 5 in your notes
• With your partner:
• Brainstorm who might have been the top 5 most important people who were born between 1900-2000
Europe before 1400• All books were
handwritten
• Books took 2 years or so to hand write!
• No newspapers
• Discuss: what was the most common book in Europe?
The Printing Press• 1455, Johannes
Gutenberg “invented”
• First book: comic book version of the bible
• New ideas spread all over Europe
• People became less ignorant
The Renaissance• 1350’s-1600
• Means “Rebirth” – in French
• Causes:• Crusaders and Traders brought back books
from Muslim areas (Greek Science/Philosophy)
• Bubonic plague kills 30%-50%
• Easier to get wealth
• Printing press invented
Closure in your notes5. Why do some historians consider Johann
Gutenberg to be one of the most important people to ever live?
6. Define 5 words that start with the “re” prefix.
7. List 5 things you’d have a hard time doing if you could not read.
8. Why might life during the Renaissance have been exciting?