alleryMarco Polo brought knowledge of woodblock printing from China to Italy around the year:
AAD 1295
BAD 1095
CAD 1495
DAD 1695
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. AD 1295
1. Your syllabus mentions Marco Polo's role.
2. Marco Polo, a great explorer, returned to Italy in 1295 after many years of exploration in China.
3. He brought back knowledge of woodblock printing — Italians then started producing books with this technique.
_Source: syllabus History India and the Contemporary World - II, Ch 5 "Print Culture and the Modern World", §Print in Europe ¶1_
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