Renaissance+Science

// ABC-CLIOeBook Collection //. Web. 21 May 2010.  ( Web )- // Beyond Books //. Apex Learning Incorporation, n.d. Web. 30 Apr.2010.. || ( Picture )-De Bry, Theodore. // Columbus Landing in Indias //. 1528-1598. // Beyond Books //. Web. 18 May 2010. . ( Web )- // Beyond Books //. Apex Learning Incorporation, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2010. . || ( Picture )- // Library of Congress //. 1455. // ABC-CLIO eBook Collection // .Web. 21 May 2010.. ( // // Web )-"The Northern Renaissance." // World History: The Modern Era//.N.p., n.d. Web. 24 May2010.. ||
 * =Firepower = || =The Caravel = || =The Printing Press = ||
 * [[image:cannon,_invention_2.jpg width="277" height="204" align="center"]] || [[image:caravel,invention_1.jpg width="195" height="258" align="center"]] || [[image:printing_press,_invention_3.jpg width="321" height="209" align="center"]] ||
 * Gunpowder and the cannon worked hand in hand to help Europeans get ahead. This firepower gave Europeans a huge advantage over non-Europeans. They used this power while exploring the Americas to exert their power over the Native Americans. However, Native Americans had no where near this much power, so they had no way resist. These inventions gave Europeans a huge military advantage, so there was a large positive political impact for the Europeans, however a negative social impact on the people in the areas conquered by the Europeans. || A development that Christopher Columbus needed to make his long dangerous expeditions was the caravel. Since he sailed across vast ocean, a better ship was necessary. The caravel was a ship with three masses. Theses masses made the ship easier to maneuver through strong winds, because there was a combination of square and triangle sails. This ship was also sturdy which made it durable for long ocean expeditions. The development of the caravel had both political and economical impacts because it allowed expeditions, and conquistadors went on the retrieve gold and spread Christianity. || An invention of much importance during the Renaissance was, Johannes Gutenberg's printing press. He made it in Mainz, Germany in about 1450. It was important because it was the first mechanical method of printing papers and books that made it easier to transfer more quick and in larger quantities. Gutenberg made this by combining individual metal letters, a new type of ink, and a winepress. The first book printed by the printing press was the Bible. The printing press had a large social impact because it allowed ideas to be spread more quickly. Books were spread to people of different classes, so more people were learning how to read as well. ||
 * ( Picture )-De Paris, Martial. // Siege of Orléans // . 1428.