How Should the Age of Discovery Be Remembered?
Why is the Printing Press significant in World History, and in particular, the Age of Discovery?
Prior to Printing Press Power of Paper: Invented 105 AD Attributed to Chinese Arrives in Europe by 1400 thanks to diffusion Woodblock Printing: Invented 600s AD Letters carved on woodblocks Could print entire page Problems: 50,000 symbols and woods breaks easily Woodblock Printing
The Printing Press Johannes Gutenberg: Printing Revolution: 1455 German goldsmith Good with metal Crafted typesets out of metal Printing Revolution: 1455 Gutenberg Bibles published by hundreds Johannes Gutenberg
The Printing Press