Although the Chinese invented paper and created the first print culture, their movement toward the mass production of printed works in China stalled because of
A) a lack of materials.
B) the Chinese language having more than 5,000 basic characters.
C) an internal civil war.
D) insufficient financial support.

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The complexity of the Chinese language, with its thousands of characters, made the mass production of printed works more challenging compared to alphabetic systems. This complexity required more types for printing and made the process less efficient, contributing to the slower movement toward mass production of printed works in China.

Although the Chinese Invented Paper and Created the First Print