HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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inventing a durable petroleum-based ink that would last several centuries.
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developing a phonetic writing system and then mass-producing it, using movable metal type.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Johannes Gutenberg of Mainz, Germany, is acknowledged as the first to invent a metal movable-type printing system in Europe: the printing press, 78 years after Jikji (the oldest preserved book printed with movable metal type) had been printed in Korea.
Detailed explanation-2: -The invention of movable metal type is regarded as a technological revolution that contributed to the civilization of humanity. It was invented during Korea’s thirteenth-century Goryeo dynasty.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wang Chen devised a process to make the wood more durable and precise. He then created a revolving table for typesetters to organize with more efficiency, which led to greater speed in printing.
Detailed explanation-4: -Woodblock printing started in China in 593 CE. Traditionally, there have been two main printing techniques in East Asia: woodblock printing (xylography) and moveable type printing. In the woodblock technique, ink is applied to letters carved upon a wooden board, which is then pressed onto paper.