The Dissemination of Printing

Woodblock printing was spread to Fapan from China in the 7th and 8th century. At the end of 14th century, movable-type printing was diffused to Japan and Korea. Later, it also spread to Europe. In the middle of the 15th century, the Germans used movable-type printing to print the Bible.

The diffusion of Chinese printing technology made thestart of the Renaissance possible. It also helped a lot in developing the world civilization.

[Printing] [The Tang Dynasty] [The Song Dynasty] [The Yuan Dynasty] [The Ming Dynasty]