Where was the earliest evidence of the printing press found?

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Korea

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Germany

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Earliest evidence of the printing press was found in Korea.
Unlike the books published by Gutenberg 200 years later, printed books in Korea did not become widely read as quickly. Notably, Korea was being invaded, which made it difficult for them to spread their idea. Furthermore, the enormous number of distinct characters used in Korean lettering at the time—which was closely based on Chinese—made the process of making the metal parts and putting them together into pages tedious. Most notably, the majority of Goryeo monarchs' printing initiatives were only meant for use by the nobles. It's critical to understand what this implies. Small metal pieces with raised reversed characters that were assembled in a frame, covered with ink, and then pressed to a sheet of paper are credited as the invention that allowed Johannes Gutenberg to print books more quickly. But Choe Yun-ui accomplished it 150 years before Gutenberg's birth.

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