The Chinese were the first people to make books. They discovered how to make
paper and how to print books in about A.D. 1200. At that time, there was almost no
contact between Europe and China. One of the few Europeans to travel that far east
was Marco Polo, an Italian. He visited China in the thirteenth century and may have
seen some books. However, he did not bring the idea of making books back home with
him. Europeans, in fact,
a. learned how to make books from Marco Polo.
b. never learned how to make books.
c. did not start making books until much later.
d. started making books before the Chinese.