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What happened to reading, writing, and learning after the fall of the Roman Empire?
People were too busy staying alive and worrying about barbaric invasions to read, write, and learn.
How did art change during this period?
Art became more realistic.
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.
Did most families have a copy of the Bible before the printing press?
No, they did not.
Since the people of countries with strong armies (like England, and Spain) didn't have to worry about barbaric invasions, what did they spend their time doing?
They could spend time thinking, reading, and studying.
Since the people of countries with strong armies (like England, and Spain) didn't have to worry about barbaric invasions, what did they spend their time doing?
They could spend time thinking, reading, and studying.
How did this period change the way that people thought about the world?
People began to make new theories about what the world was like.
Before the printing press, how were books made?
Books were written by hand on animal skins (parchment).
What was the first book made using the printing press?
The first book made using the printing press was the Bible.
When the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople, what did many of the Eastern Orthodox Christian scholars take with them when they left the city?
They took scrolls written in Greek.
When the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople, what did many of the Eastern Orthodox Christian scholars take with them when they left the city?
They took scrolls written in Greek.
During this period, how did men and women begin to believe that they could find out truth?
They believed they could find truth by looking at the world and figuring out how it worked.
How did the Chinese make paper?
They soaked bark, straw, or rags in water and pressed it into sheets.
List at least two of the three kinds of books printed by William Caxton.
Caxton printed history books, poetry books, and a book on how to play chess.
What did Eastern Orthodox scholars teach other men and women to do?
They taught others how to read Greek writings.
What did Eastern Orthodox scholars teach other men and women to do?
They taught others how to read Greek writings.
When you observe something and try to draw conclusions from your observations, what kind of thinking is this?
This is scientific thinking.
How did books help scientists?
They could read about what other scientists had discovered instead of figuring out everything independently.
What were Greek columns and Roman arches?
They were designs for buildings during the Renaissance.
What do we call the time in history when the older Greek and Roman ideas were "reborn"? (Hint: the word means "rebirth" and it starts with the same letter, too.)
We call it the Renaissance.
What do we call the time in history when the older Greek and Roman ideas were "reborn"? (Hint: the word means "rebirth" and it starts with the same letter, too.)
We call it the Renaissance.
What invention did the most to change the world during the time of the Renaissance?
The printing press changed the world.
Were priests able to read the Bible themselves? How did books help Christians who wanted to find out what the Bible says?
No, They could read their bible instead of asking a priest.
What happened to reading, writing, and learning after the fall of the Roman Empire?
People were too busy staying alive and worrying about barbaric invasions to read, write, and learn.
How did this period change the way that people thought about the world?
People began to make new theories about what the world was like.