Unit 5, Lesson 3 Flashcards

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Secular

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Relating to attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.

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Renaissance Humanism

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An intellectual movement during the Renaissance that focused on the study of classical texts, human values, and secular concerns.

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Block printing

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A method of printing where text and images are carved into a block of wood, inked, and then pressed onto paper.

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Moveable type

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A system of printing that uses movable components to reproduce the elements of a document, pioneered in East Asia and later in Europe.

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Johannes Gutenberg

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A German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with his mechanical movable-type printing press.

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The Gutenberg Bible

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The first major book printed using mass-produced movable metal type in Europe, marking the start of the Gutenberg Revolution and the age of the printed book.