Exploration or Reformation: Which Was the More Important Consequence of the Printing Press? Historians around the world believe that the printing press was one of the greatest and most rebellious advances in world history. The printing press was created around the 1450s by a goldsmith, Johannes Gutenberg. However, woodwork printing was first modernized by the Chinese in 600 CE. The Chinese experimented with this because they believed that it would be an easier way to keep their 50,000 characters rather than having to carve them.
One key invention from the 1400-1600 period that helped European merchants establish the basis of today 's global economy would be the printing press. As to why the printing press was so key, here are a few reasons, it grossly increased the percentage of literate people, due to the fact that it lowered the costs of books and made them more generally accessible to the public. The printing press also transformed learning, had a drastic effect on education, and was able to spread political and religious
During the early Modern era to the present, the printing press has made a dramatic effect on the Western society. During the early modern era, the printing press was a cheap and effective way to spread the word of the Bible to anyone that could read, increase knowledge and provide education to the world. The printing press allowed people to create and copy the Bible so anyone can have access to the Bible. Along with the Bible, more books were created such as textbooks for schools, reading books for education or entertainment, research and more. As time continues on, printing press created different ways to spread information around.
Reformation was an important consequence of the printing press however, an even better and more important consequence was Exploration. Exploration was clearly the most important consequence of the invention of the printing press. The explorers of Europe have claimed they were the first ones to discover the “New World.” They traveled far looking for a short route to Africa but came across something else, the Caribbean.
Coming out of the 15th century, the modern nations of the Europe, namely France, England, and Spain, were looking to free themselves of the past powers that dominated them which was mainly the Catholic Church and the German empire. Along with his questioning of institutions of the past, came the invention of the printing press that
Before the mid-1400s the literacy rates in Europe were not good. Books were hard to get a hold of because they were hand-printed by monks which were hard work and took a long time. Not only that but books were also written in Latin instead of the vernacular and the only people who could read Latin were those who were well-educated and heads of churches. The invention of the printing press greatly altered the lives of Europeans through increasing literacy rates which then influenced philosophy and knowledge, inspiring the reformation of the Catholic Church, and triggering the scientific revolution.
Another example of the negativity of having an excess of democracy could be seen is with Shay’s Rebellion which showed one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. With a direct democracy it is run by the people and every decision is made by the people. With this no state was willing to raise an army to put down Shay’s rebellion. On the other hand with a republic the states have to follow the rules stated within the Constitution. A Republic offered something that was able to limit the strength on the central government which was checks and balances within the three branches of the government, which ensured that one branch doesn’t get to strong.
A single monarch ruling is not the most effective way to control the country due to how “There will be no liberty where the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are united in one person or body of persons. ”(Doc 6). The primary benefit an absolute monarchy has is how it stabilizes a country, but it is not a government form that will aid the country for an extended period of time, especially with how a single person makes all the decisions in society. A democracy allows different groups of people to negotiate and decide what occurs in the branches of government, making the decision and compromise more reasonable than when a single person executes a sudden idea. With everyone compromising the best solution, the result will satisfy everyone’s interests.
The Age of Democracy Democratic reform, activism, and self-rule for colonies contributed to the Age of Democracy between 1815 and 1914. Democratic reform contributed to the Age of Democracy. One example of a democratic reform is the reform bill of 1832. The reform bill of 1832 was a result of people protesting around England.
Around forty years later in 1875, E. Remington & Sons manufactured the typewriter. The typewriter created a faster way to create documents, therefor they became very popular in workplaces. The typewriter created an escape for women to join office work, a much better and safer job. Together, the typewriter and telegraph pushed America to a better future in
Democracy is where people in a society can enjoy the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. While there were changes within America, they were not democratic. More people had political opportunities near the 1770s but America became less democratic because of the conflicts between different religious groups and the division of upper and lower classes in terms of social
In a monarchy, one person is placed unequally above others and is not held accountable for his actions. In a democracy, there is a bunch of little states compared to a monarchy, where there is one large state. In a monarchy, the monarch can do anything he wants. Xerxes is the monarch in Persia. Xerxes states, "You bitter water, your lord lays on you this punishment because you have wronged him without a cause, having suffered no evil at his hands.”
The development of medicine during this period can be credited to various factors. One of the most significant factors was the Renaissance, which saw an increase in scientific inquiry and the development of new ideas. The printing press also played a crucial role in spreading medical knowledge, and medical textbooks
Both forms of government tend to use a representational system — i.e., citizens vote to elect politicians to represent their interests and form the government. In a republic, a constitution or charter of rights protects certain inalienable rights that cannot be taken away by the government, even if it has been elected by a majority of voters. In a democracy the majority is not restrained in this way and can impose its will on the minority. Most modern nations are democratic republics with a constitution, which can be amended by a popularly elected government. This comparison therefore contrasts the form of government in most countries today with a theoretical construct of a democracy, mainly to highlight the features of a republic.
During the Renaissance was spreading in Europe, in 1450s a German scientist Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, which made him the most influential person of the last thousand years, who put the end of a long evolution in human communication. The most important consequences of the printing press were the expanding knowledge to the world, the spread of religion and the development of science. The invention of printing press expanded the knowledge of the people about the world and the things that happened during the time. Printing press spread the knowledge to the people by maps and geographic images.
