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THE IMPACT OF THE PRINTING PRESS
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No booksIlliterate populationOral culturePriests announced news at churchLocal priests often didn’t own a BibleVillagers listened to traveling readersNo schoolsFeudal societyChurch maintains control over masses by
limiting access to information
PRE-GUTENBERG EUROPE
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Ok, there were some books. But they were mostly in Latin and belonged to the Church or aristocrats.500 AD – 1500 AD: Monks copied books by hand1100 AD: Universities begin to train and pay scribes to copy books by hand
WHAT!? NO BOOKS!?
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Gutenberg invents the printing press.
1440-50
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The Bible
WHAT WAS THE FIRST BOOK PRINTED?
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Latin
WHAT LANGUAGE WAS IT PRINTED IN?
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The printing press made it possible to print a large number of books (exact copies) in a short time.
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National languages replace Latin
Regional dialects become standardized (everyone uses the same words)
Rules for grammar and spelling develop
WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF PRINTING ON LANGUAGE?
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Title pageTable of contents
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HOW DID PRINTING CHANGE BOOKS?
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1. Printing spread across Europe like wildfire…
HOW DID PRINTING CHANGE SOCIETY?
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By 1500 there were 20 million books on 35,000 different topics!
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2. Literacy3. Schools4. National identity5. Common people have access to information6. People discover contradictions between texts, this affects their perception and thinking. Critical thinking!
EFFECTS ON SOCIETY
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7. Traditional power structures began to be challenged (The Reformation)8. Scientific knowledge expanded (The Renaissance)9. The Church began to lose its absolute authority
EFFECTS ON SOCIETY
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Machiavelli (1469-1527) Father of political scienceNicholas Copernicus (1473-1543) Astronomy- the earth revolves around the sunGalileo (1564-1642): Astronomy- telescopes and the solar systemRene Descartes (1596-1650): Philosophy- “I think, therefore I am.”
REVOLUTIONARY THINKERS
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Printing press promotes the idea that everyone can have their own opinion. And maybe get it published so it can spread!
10. INDIVIDUALISM
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Democracy!
A FEW HUNDRED YEARS LATER ALL THESE EFFECTS HELP TO CREATE…
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How did the printing press affect Western culture?LiteracyAccess to knowledgeSchoolsSpread of scienceStandardized languagesNationalismQuestioning authorityIndividualismDEMOCRACY
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