1. The Spread of Ideas

2. How were ideas spread?
Universities – humanists would teach at Italian universities
Shared ideas through discussions and writings
Students would go back to their cities and share what they learned
Travelling Celebrities – famous Renaissance scientists, artists, and thinkers were in demand in courts and universities all over Europe
Royal courts – Kings and Queens were eager to attract scholars and writers to their courts

3. The Printing Press: A New Technology
Most people were illiterate – only educated people in society could read and write
Most books were written in Latin, the language of scholars and the church
Only the wealthy could afford books
1450 – Gutenberg developed the printing press and changed everything
This allowed books to be produced quickly and cheaply
Books allowed the exchange of ideas and knowledge in Europe

4. Are we living in an exchange of ideas?
What is the “printing press” of our time? How do we exchange our ideas now?

5. How are new technological/scientific discoveries challenging or altering our worldview?
The creation of the Internet greatly changed our Worldview
Constantly in contact with family, friends, colleagues, etc
Every answer is at our finger tips
Political campaigns are won on the internet (ex. Twitter)
We are our own doctors
Jobs have been lost or decreased (ex. Bankers)
No more high school reunions

6. The SCIENTIFIC Revolution Project
You are going to pick a technological or scientific advancement/discovery – it can be current or one within the last 20 years
Pick something that interests you
Ex. Self-driving cars, Youtube, Internet, genetically modified food, video games, DNA testing, etc