oct 31, 1517 - Martin Luther and the spread of his ideas through a printing press.
Description:
Luther wrote an essay of 95 argumentsand statements against the church and stapled them to the church wall. Then he used the printing press and started to print a lot, sending them everywhere he could. This happened because Martin Luther who was a very religious monk saw the corporation inside the church and was furious. He saw the church taking advantage of people and wanted to do something about it. The printing press connected these ideas all throughout Europe opening these people to knew ideas. It showed people that the catholic church was not the only way . These new ideas formed into a new religion called protestants going aginanst the catholic church was very brave it all happened because the printing press connected these ideas.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 31, 1517
Now
~ 508 years ago