HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Paper technology likely arrived in India from China through Tibet and Nepal around mid-7th century, when Buddhist monks freely traveled, exchanged ideas and goods between Tibet and Buddhist centers in India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Merchants on the silk road transported goods and traded at bazaars or caravanserai along the way. They traded goods such as silk, spices, tea, ivory, cotton, wool, precious metals, and ideas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Paper was a very utilitarian commodity traded along the Silk Road, and with paper, recordings could be made on a much more durable substance than other writing materials, such as papyrus. Government records were written down, holy scripture was copied, and Confucian texts were inscribed onto paper.
Detailed explanation-4: -Historical records trace papermaking to around 105 CE, when Ts’ai Lun, an official of the Chinese Imperial Court, created a sheet of paper using mulberry bark and other fibers. After his innovation, the first Chinese papers were made from a combination of recycled fishing nets, bamboo, mulberry bark, silk, and hemp.