History 213

• Lorenzo Valla (1405-1457) - annotated the Old Testament and corrected the Donation of Constantine
• Johannes Gutenberg (1394-1468) - creation of the printing press 
• Erastmas of Rotterdam (1466-1536) Published the New Testament in greek and Latin 
• Luther and his 95 thesis: 1517
• Diet of Worms: 1521
• Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523) knight that fought for the Protestant cause
• The duke of saxony: Fredrick the wise, hides Luther after the Diet of worms in Wittenburg
• Luther bible: written in german in 1522
• 1525: Sebastian and Christoph write the 12 articles for the peasants rebellion
• the 12 articals call for reforms of the election of preachers, land ownership and sharing, death tax, and use the bible to justify their cause
• Charles Muntzer: a radical wanting reforms in government, believed and lead part of the peasants reformation