The Paper Trail le
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Sutomore
"After my travels to visit the great Kublai Khan, I learned how to make an invention called
paper. I will share the process here in my book. He strips bark from trees, soaks it in water, and
then pounds it into a pulp. This is how they make paper, resembling that which is made from
cotton, but quite smooth. When ready for use, he has it cut into pieces of money of different sizes,
nearly square, but somewhat longer than they are wide..."- The Travels of Marco Polo, by
Marco Polo c. 1300
3. Based on the sources above, how did knowledge about paper spread? (7.06)
A. Knowledge spread through the conquest of neighboring countries.
B. Knowledge spread through public education of the masses.
C. Knowledge spread through the spreading of Buddhist temples.
D. Knowledge spread through the mass production of Marco Polo's book.