CMST 1A03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Protestant Reformation, French Revolution, Ninety-Five Theses
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The european roots of media and western society: modern mass media began to emerge in mid-fifteenth century europe with johannes gutenberg"s development of the printing press in mainz, germany in 1454. Enlightenment, and the industrial revolution: a major aspect of the renaissance was the rediscovery and revival of learning and literature from antiquity , especially from greek and roman empires. With printing, ideas rejected from the ruling elite could be exported to places. For example, a business of printing books in switzerland and smuggling them into france was an important factor to the french revolution. It argued that each individual could come to. God directly and attempted to redefine religion and morality on a more individual basis. Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth century as well as the renaissance: the reformation began with martin luther reporting his 95 theses to wittenberg"s castle church in 1517 to protest the selling of indulgences.