Renaissance+and+Reformation+Documents

__Utopia__ ||
 * = ==Gutenburg Bible== ||= ==Thomas More==
 * [[image:michaelafmuseum/GutenburgBible.jpg align="center"]] || [[image:michaelafmuseum/ThomasMore.jpg align="center"]] ||
 * This is a photograph of a Gutenberg Bible. This Bible was printed by a printing press. The printing press was invented by Johann Gutenberg. The printing press increased literacy throughout Europe, however the Church was not pleased with this new invention. The printing press sped up the process of printing. Books and other documents became cheaper and more people were able to learn to read and write. People no longer needed the Church to copy books for them. This meant that the people could now print whatever they wanted, even if it went against the Church. Also, the people who only went to the Church for books did not need to go to the Church any more. || This is a painting of the English humanist and author, Thomas More. Thomas More is the author of the famous book, //Utopia.// More's book describes the ideal society. When he wrote this book, he was hoping that it would have an effect. Thomas More wanted to change some things in his society. He hoped that by writing a book that spoke of the ideal society, people would read it and realize that this is the society they wanted to live in and that they might change their ways. His book is still read and studied today. This work gives historians another look into what life could have been like during the Renaissance and Reformation. ||

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