HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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It produced information faster and more easily for education and enjoyment
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Europeans immediately recognized it as a way for them to print money
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Japanese wanted to print more art
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Few other countries were interested in printing, as reading was only practiced by a few
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Detailed explanation-1: -The difference between woodblock printing and movable type is one of speed, accuracy, and variety. It takes less time to set movable time than to carve a woodblock. If there is a mistake, the movable type can be easily changed rather than recarving a block of wood.
Detailed explanation-2: -Movable type was invented by the Chinese during the Song Dynasty. But the complexity of the Chinese language made printing with movable type cumbersome and not cost efficient. Publishers continued to use woodblocks.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the 15th century, an innovation enabled people to share knowledge more quickly and widely. Civilization never looked back. Knowledge is power, as the saying goes, and the invention of the mechanical movable type printing press helped disseminate knowledge wider and faster than ever before.
Detailed explanation-4: -Gutenberg’s key invention and contribution to movable-type printing in Europe, the hand mould, was the first practical means of making cheap copies of letterpunches in the vast quantities needed to print complete books, making the movable-type printing process a viable enterprise.
Detailed explanation-5: -Movable Type Printing 960-1279 AD Woodblock printing was already a widely used technique in the Tang Dynasty. However, this kind of printing tech was expensive and time-consuming. Until the Song Dynasty (960-1279), a man named Bi Sheng (990–1051) invented movable type printing, making it quicker and easier.