Renaissance2

China 7th century block printing
- carved chinese characters into a block of wood
- ink-stamp onto paper
Tang Dynasty

invented paper
Bi Sheng
- 1045 AD
- invented movable type
Johannes Guttenberg
- 1455
- invents printing press using metal movable type
Guttenberg Bible

first book produced by the printing press
effect- increases education

more knowledge, easier to get information
effect- cultural diffusion

ideas spread quickly
effect- price of books...

decreases
controversial books
- political/religious
- challenge authoirty
stats of 1500
- 1000 "printers" in Europe
- 40,000 book titles
National governments
- afraid- citizens might challenge authority
- use it for propoganda

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Renaissance2

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how did the printing press impact the ren?

Updated

2010-05-04T00:20:59Z

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