
Josh Barzon
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It’s AD 1444. You’re in Europe. Do you realize what’s happening right now? Constantinople is still Christian. But it has only 9 years left until it becomes Islamic Istanbul. The Ottoman Empire is pushing deeper into Europe. The Byzantine Empire is dying after more than 1,000 years. The Hundred Years’ War is still being fought between England and France. The Black Death happened within living memory, and plague still returns to European cities. The Renaissance is taking off in Italy. Florence is becoming the center of a revolution in art, architecture, and learning. Ancient Greek and Roman writings are being rediscovered and studied. Gutenberg is experimenting with movable-type printing. Within a decade, the Gutenberg Bible will be printed. For most Europeans, books are still copied by hand. Most people will never own a book. The Catholic Church dominates religious life across Western Europe. There are no Protestants. Martin Luther won’t be born for another 39 years. The Reformation is still 73 years away. Most Europeans still understand the world through a deeply Christian worldview. Latin remains the language of the Church and European scholarship. Universities already exist at Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, Bologna and elsewhere. Gunpowder is changing warfare. Cannons are making the great stone castles of the Middle Ages increasingly vulnerable. Knights in armor still ride into battle. Longbows and crossbows are still deadly weapons of war. The compass is helping European sailors venture farther from familiar coastlines. Portuguese explorers are pushing down the coast of Africa. Europeans still have no idea that the Americas exist. Columbus hasn’t even been born yet. Leonardo da Vinci hasn’t been born yet. Michelangelo hasn’t been born yet. Shakespeare is more than a century away. The printing revolution is coming. The Age of Exploration is coming. The fall of Constantinople is coming. The Reformation is coming. The medieval world is fading. The modern world is beginning to stir. And you’re standing right in the middle of it. Welcome to Europe in 1444 AD.
Josh Barzon42,321 次观看 • 28 天前
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