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Columbian Exchange
Printing was one of the most important technical advances in history. Printing technologies were first developed in China and Korea and through cultural diffusion ultimately reached Europe. To develop his printing press, Johannes Gutenberg refined a series of technologies. The printing press had a tremendous impact in Europe, where new humanist ideas were opened to a larger audience. With the invention of the printing press, literacy increased in Europe.

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