Gutenberg Historical Significance

 Johann Gutenberg was a very skilled german metal craftsmen and a born aristocrat. He was born around 1395 approximately, no one really knows is birth date exactly. and died of February 3, 1468Johann started the book printing the start up and take off in Europe, by introducing a moveable printing press. Gutenberg is mostly known for he printing of the Gutenberg bible the first mass printed book in Europe. Gutenberg set up he equipment in Mainz, Germany and printed a total of 180 copies of the bible.  He did this to start a new way a coping down books. Printing books caused the price of book to decrease dramatically and resulting in a more vast group of people to be able to purchase. The Gutenberg bible was printed by way of making rows of the scripture and filling the pre made stamps with ink then pressing the paper on the the rows then resetting the stamps for the new page. 

the Gutenberg Printing Press invented by Johann Gutenberg 

and used to print the first mass produced book.

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Renaissance and Reformation Key Terms

Da Vinci
a painter, sculpter, inventor in the town of florence italy.

Florence
The main city at the time of the Renaissance

Gutenberg
made the fist printing press in Europe, and printed the first bible.

Dante & Chaucer
Wrote the bible in vernacular making reading more popular. 

Michelangelo
a famous sculpter from the renaissance. sculpted the david out of one block of marble

Frescoe
a painting done of wet plaster using water based paint. 


Indulgence
having your sin forgiving for less time in purgatory.

Ninety-five Theses

Martin Luthers 95 statment about what the churches wrong doings


Edict of Worms
The banning of Martin Luther's writing in the town of Worms.

Huldrych Zwingli

Preist in Zürich

John Calvin
Published the Institutes of Cristian Religion 

Calvinism

Firm conviction they were doing Gods work on earth. created by John Calvin 

Aztec Tenochtitlan. Who, What, When, How, Where, Why?

What is the main type of currency in Tenochtitlan?
Cotton and Cacao beans were the main type of currency in the Aztecs barter and trade system.
Who built it?
The Aztecs a tough group from the valley of Mexico
How did the Aztecs built their city of Tenochtitlan?
The aztecs pressed stakes in to the lake bed to make the ground on the city. The city was weaved with many canals to get around.
When did the Aztecs arrive in Tenochtitlan?
In 1323 the Aztecs were pushed on to the island in the middle of the lake after skinning the daughter of a powerful city-states leader
Why did the Aztecs stay in the middle of a lake to build there empire?
The Aztecs were following a story their main god told them once when he visited them. He told them that one day they would have their own city. They had to wait to find the special place to hold their city, when they saw a eagle perched on a cactus holding a snake in he mouth then they found the spot that their city should be build.
Where was Tenochtitlan build at?
The main city of Tenochtitlan was build in the valley of Mexico on a little island int he middle of Lake Texcoco.