1. Ohio Learning Standard #4
Historians analyze cause, effect, sequence and correlation in historical events, including multiple causation and long- and short-term causal relations.

2. Historically Influential
A&E Network recently ranked this German craftsman as the #1 most influential person ___________________ in their … "Biographies of the Millennium” series

3. Johann Gutenberg
Technology that changed the world of printing - press with replaceable/moveable wooden or metal letters
Perfects process that originated in C_______ - but by adapting idea of a screw-type Wine Press

4. Movable-Type Printing
Ink rolled over raised surfaces of moveable hand-set block letters in wooden form - pressed against a sheet of paper
Brought down price of print materials - makes written books Av__________ & Af____________ for general public

5. Technology in the Print Business
Masterpiece was a 42-line B______ … 1st book ever printed using movable type technique
Revolution in production of books & development of sciences, the arts, and even in religion … Protestantism

6. Printing Revolution
Key role in development of the Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Enlightenment, and Scientific Revolution
Basis for modern education & economic systems - spreads learning/literacy to masses, not just Ch____ & N_______

7. Changes to Society
Led to sharp increase in literacy rates - breaking monopoly of elites - bringing on emergence of M________ C________
Circulation of information & revolutionary ideas across borders - threatened power of political & religious authorities

8. Martin Luther & The Reformation
Luther became one of most influential figures in history (1500s) when he wrote & posted a document (95 Theses) calling into question some of the practices of Catholic Church
… Those not documented as being part of biblical tradition
Indulgences (payments)
Arranged Marriages
Latin/Greek Services only
The Dogma of Salvation
Exclusive Power of Pope

9. Protestant Reformation
= fracturing Church into new sects of Christianity (Protestantism) & set reforms within the faith (Lutheranism)