HIST 1003 Lecture : Notes 8-26
Document Summary
Religion and politics were not separate: rulers, states, countries very explicitly promoted one kind of religion, bishops had enormous power, king represents god"s will on earth, Religion as all-encompassing vision of the world: explains not just death, but also social hierarchy, your place in world, nature: modern science did not exist. Vatican as major player in european politics: catholic church owned a vast majority of land, pope was one of the most powerful people in the world. Vast majority of people were illiterate (literacy rates were ~5%), most had never left their village/town/region: their world was very small (other than elites, journeymen, etc ) Martin luther had certain influences that led to the protestant reformation. Print and woodcut revolutions: gutenberg bible (~1450)-first printed book in europe, print revolution took place ~1450, woodcuts, printed images, since 95% of the population can"t read, these were important as they could still see images.
