https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5 Renaissance and Reformation en-us 2018-04-20 16:54:22 UTC 2025-11-08 15:49:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Alarmclock.png 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/253926948 Johann Gutenberg invented a new method of printing. This method was called the movable type, and it worked like a typewriter. This method was faster and easier than the older methods.]]> 2018-04-20 17:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/253926948 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/254483061 Many people believed there were problems with the Catholic Church, such as the church being corrupt and the officials being too focused on power. Martin Luther helped start Protestant churches, or churches with people against the Catholic Church. Surprisingly, some Catholic church officials also wanted some change!]]> 2018-04-23 16:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/254483061 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/254484967 Many changes in religion caused religious wars (in other words, it was Catholics vs. Protestants). These wars were so intense, they left parts of Europe in ruins! During this time, people started relying less on the important people, such as church officials.]]> 2018-04-23 16:24:38 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/254484967 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/254487591 Humanists (people who followed Humanism) believed that people were capable of great things. They emphasized the accomplishments of of humans and made art from it (Michelangelo is a good example of this). Humanists admired talented people as well.]]> 2018-04-23 16:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/254487591 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/254936137 During the Scientific Revolution, people started placing more importance on what they observed, not just what they heard. They started coming up with explanations for many things. All of these things changed society dramatically.]]> 2018-04-24 17:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/254936137 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/254937930 During the Scientific Revolution, many discoveries were made. Astronomers found out how stars and planets move, and physicists found out how mirrors worked. Isaac Newton was a great example of someone who made many world-rocking discoveries.]]> 2018-04-24 17:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/254937930 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255186557 During the Enlightenment, people focused highly on reasoning. Because of this, this time was also known as the Age of Reason. Because people started thinking more about things, they challenged long-held beliefs about things.]]> 2018-04-25 12:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255186557 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255187318 Monarchs believed they could rule however they wanted. But since this was during the Enlightenment, people started to think that the government's purpose should be limited to protect people's rights. People also thought the government's purpose was to protect and serve the people.]]> 2018-04-25 12:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255187318 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255188200 Conflict started happening between the monarch and the Parliament, or the lawmaking body. In 1689, the English Bill of Rights was made for the rights of the Parliament and the English people. One of the rules was that the monarch had to honor the Magna Carta.]]> 2018-04-25 12:21:10 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255188200 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255189692 Napoleon crowned himself emperor. He also restored order in great ways, such as putting up a board of education. Napoleon eventually was sent to an island and died in 1821.]]> 2018-04-25 12:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255189692 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255190438 During the Industrial Revolution, there was rapid growth in machine made goods. Farmers could grow more crops with less labor. Because of this, there was an increasing demand in manufactured goods in Great Britian.]]> 2018-04-25 12:27:28 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255190438 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255319976 Richard Arkwright invented a water-powered spinning machine that could make dozens of strings at once. Because of that, a lot of cloths and clothes were being made. Since there were so many, the price of cloth and clothes fell.]]> 2018-04-25 16:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255319976 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255321920 Work at a factory was long, tiring, and dangerous. The machines could harm people and the air was polluted with dust, which could hurt the workers' lungs. And to add insult to injury, their wages were very low (it was barely more than a farmer's).]]> 2018-04-25 16:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255321920 24gjcriss https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255324303 Since a lot of people wanted to work at factories, many cities grew extremely quickly. Because of this, many diseases spread quickly. The cities became noisy crowded, and dirty.]]> 2018-04-25 16:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/24gjcriss/eftqj4tlsrk5/wish/255324303