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OCR: 3-12 DO CUM ENT S O RKSHEETS A N D DATABASES The Power Printed Word What are the options for printing pue publishing documents? Printing with mov 'eable type existed in Asia as early as 1000 AD However, Johann Gutenberg demonstrated his moveable type printing press in 1448 this technology not exist in Europe Printing eventually replaced hand copying means producing documents but as with many technological innoy: ations, the printing press had overcome initial resistance from some segments of society. Apparently. people Europe were initially suspicious that the new printing techniques were baeah magic. How they wondered, could copies of documents be produced 50 quickly and look exactly alike? To alleviate such fears Gutenberc and other early printers produced Bibles and other religious docu ...