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ESSENTIAL QUESTION What were the short term affects of the invention of the printing press? What were the long term affects? 2

European Events Classical Civilizations (Greece, Rome) Golden Ages (Greece, Rome) End of Classical Civs (Fall of Empires) Medieval Europe What drew people together? Pros & Cons of Feudalism Knights 3

European Events The Crusades Why are they controversial? Who joined & why? What impact did they have? What major event occurred after the Middle/Medieval Ages? 4

The Printing Press For thousands of years writings were copied by hand Block Printing Invented in China, introduced in Europe (1300s) Cut every word into wooden block, covered with ink, pressed to paper Took long time, 1 block only did 1 page Johann Gutenberg developed printing press with movable type 5

The Printing Press Individual letters of metal held together by a frame Type could be reset for new pages Allowed for mass production of books Encouraged spread of new ideas People learned to read 6

The Guild System Similar to unions of today Merchant Guild – Group of merchants that lived in a certain area. Helped members & their families Craft Guild – Group of merchants that all practiced the same craft (i.e. Shoemakers) 7

The Guild System Set rules for wages, hours, & working conditions Controlled training Masters – Owned their own shop; Handled training Apprentice – 1 st Step; Boy wanting to learn the craft goes & lives with the master Journeyman – 2 nd Step; Worked for master 8

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