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Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440. He knew that wood block printing took a long time because you had to carve each letter. He invented a press with metal lettering, which was much easier to make once you had a mold.
Gutenbergs printing press was made from wood. He started with carving the different letters from wood but found them to be very fragile. Soon after he started to use lead as the main component for his types.
Throughout history, trade has been used to import materials from Europe to the Americas. For instance, sugar, wood, and coal was imported to the Americas.
the causes were the crusades. after them people came back to europe with new ideas. europe "woke up" and was open to new routes of trading and commerce. also the need for manpower was ending. instead of wood plows, there were iron plows drawn by horses....stuff like that.
A type of wood, extremely dark in appearance.