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Who brought the knowledge of woodblock printing back to Europe in 1295?
AMatteo Ricci
BMarco Polo
CMarin Sanudo
DMario Ponzo
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Marco Polo
1. China already had the technology of woodblock printing.
2. Marco Polo returned from China in 1295 and brought this knowledge back with him.
3. So the correct answer is Marco Polo.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Social Science, 'India and the Contemporary World II', Ch 5 'Print Culture and the Modern World'_
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