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The Chinese invented block printing. They would put ink on carved woods or letters on a wooden block. Around the same year movable type was created by Bi Sheng.
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Johann Gutenberg created a new type of printer. It incorporated many new technologies in new ways. He was a craftsman from Mainz.
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The hundred year war between France and England ends. An expansion of cities fluxuates massively during this time. The population increases after the destructive bubonic plaugue ends. There were also many advances in technology and trade during this time.
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Gutenberg printed a complete bible. The bible was printed by a movable type that was invented by Gutenberg. There were many hundreds of copies created in this time.
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German painters moved to Italy to study and advance there art. The most famous was Albrecht Durer. Durer made woodcuts and engravings.
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Erasmus finished the most famous of his work "The Praise of Folly." The book made fun of greedy merchants, love intoxicated people, debating scholars, and pompous priests. He believed in religion through the heart and not throough cerimonies.
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Thomas More finished his famous book "Utopia." Utopia means no place in Greek. The book showed a modle society.
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Flemish painting reached an all time high with the completion of Pieter Bruegel. He had a love for realistic details and individual people. He was also very good at portraying large groups of people.
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Queen Elizabeth the First came into power. The beginning of the Renaissance spread to England during this time period. It was a time of great prosperity.
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William Shakespear was borne. He was possibly the most famous playwright of all time. He wrote many poems and plays.
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Queen Elizabeth the First's rain ends. She enstated many new ideas and helped the Renaissance by the development of English, art, and liturature.