HUMA 1770 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Putting-Out System, Bourgeoisie, Movable Type
8 Apr 2013
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Chapter 15 europe transformed: reform and state building. The protestant reformation is the name given to the religious reform movement that divided the western christian church into catholic and protestant groups. Martin luther began the reformation but several earlier developments had set the stage for religious change. Changes in the 15th century (renaissance) helped prepare for the upheavals in the 16th. Renaissance preoccupation with political power - nicol machiavelli (1469-1527) an. Italian prince that wrote the prince (1513) which was an influential work on political power in the western world. He abandoned morality as the basis for political activity; his ideology was ends justify means . Impact of printing gave impact to european intellectual life and though. Bible completed in 1455 or 1456 (first book completed by movable metal printing). Printing of books encouraged scholarly research ad desire to attain knowledge (helped spread the religious ideas of reformation rapidly)
