The Power of the Printed World
During the Middle Ages, the monks copied text with pen and ink on thin sheets of parchment. What is "parchment"?
Animal skin.
Europeans lives were dedicated to one important thing. What was very important to Europeans during the Middle Ages?
The Catholic Church.
What did Martin Luther nail to the door of the Church at the University of Wittenberg?
His Ninety-Five Theses.
True or False: The geocentric model is the idea that the Earth is at the center of the universe.
True.
If materials went against Church teachings, they were censored. What does "censor" mean?
To control or get rid of content of materials.
Gutenberg didn't truly invent movable type. What two groups of people had used a form of movable type hundreds of years earlier?
The Chinese and Koreans.
People who disobeyed or went against Church teachings were punished. What were these people called?
Heretics.
What was the Ninety-Five Theses?
A list of 95 objections that Martin Luther wrote that differed from Church teachings.
Who founded the heliocentric model and what is the heliocentric model?
Copernicus. The sun is at the center of the universe.
The Reformation and the Catholic Reformation left Christians in Europe divided. In Catholic controlled areas, Protestants were persecuted as heretics. What does "persecute" mean?
To treat someone unfairly or cruelly because of his or her religious beliefs.
What did Gutenberg invent?
The printing press.
If a person was charged with heresy against the Church, what would happen to them?
They would be excommunicated and some were punished by death.
The Pope ordered Luther to recant his views about the Church and its teachings. What does it mean to "recant"?
To take back.
What did Galileo use to discover new findings of the moon? What were these findings?
The telescope. The moon's surface was rough and uneven, marked with mountains, valleys, and craters. He discovered four new moons orbiting Jupiter.
Who started to gain more power and control over kingdoms throughout the Reformation?
Kings.
Where did Gutenberg get his idea from for his printing press?
Who was Martin Luther?
A German monk and a devout Catholic who turned against the Church.
The Diet of Worms declared Luther to be not just a heretic, but also a ______________?
Criminal.
He thought science and religion answered different questions.
Strong or mild interjection:
Shh, do not disturb the class.
Mild.
Gutenberg's printing press revolutionized communication. What does "revolutionize" mean?
To completely change something.
What does "reform" mean?
To make changes to something in order to improve it.
What did John Calvin do and believe?
He believed that if the Bible did not specifically tell you to do something, then you shouldn't do it. He opposed many of the traditions and teachings of the Catholic Church.
Around the middle of the 1700s, the Church began to change its position, agreeing or disagreeing with the supporting evidence that the planets orbited around the sun?
Agreed.
Provide an example of a strong verb to replace the "weak" verb:
ran
went
said
Dashed, sprinted, staggered, stumbled, hurried.
Strolled, sprinted, skipped, trudged, sneaked.
Whispered, mumbled, shouted.