Consider the following events related to Print culture and identify the correct chronological response from the options given thereafter :
(a) Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand printing technology into Japan around 768-770 AD.
(b) Gutenberg perfected the system of Olive Press.
(c) Marco Polo brought wood block printing technology to Italy.
(d) The earliest kind of print technology was developed in China.
(1) b, c, d, a
(2) d, a, c, b
(3) a, c, d, b
(4) b, d, a, c
Correct option (2) d, a, c, b
Explanation:
The earliest kind of print technology was developed in China around AD 594. Buddhist missionaries from China introduced hand printing technology into Japan around 768-770 AD. IN 1295, Marco Polo brought wood block printing technology to Italy. Gutenberg developed the first known printing press in the 1430s.