HIST 1003 Chapter : HISTORY 1003
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Religion as all-encompassing vision of the world: explains not just death, but also social hierarchy, your place in the world, nature. Vast majority of the population illiterate, have never left village, town or religion. Re discovery of a new way of having knowledge about the world. Luther translated the bible from greek to german. New interest in these texts, partially in the bible and scripture. Erasmus was the people who advocated a relationship through christianity through the bible. Mid 1400"s people started printing books rather than manuscripts. Can print off multiple copy"s and get the uniformed message out there. Woodprints allowed for the mass spread of images, which is important when people cant read. The church had been challenged way before luther. The church isn"t very strong when luther comes in. Believed in going back to the original text. Reformed the curriculum, make it more text based. He was upset by some of the church practices, the sale of indulgences.
