A Buddhist book called The Diamond Sutra, printed around 868 C.E., is the oldest known printed book. It was printed using page-sized panels of wood blocks. These blocks were carved by hand with Chinese characters shown in reverse.

Question

What connection does the author make between the ideas in these sentences?

A.description

B.contrast

C.cause and effect

D.problem and solution

My answer is A.

Answer 1

I think there's a better answer.

Answer 2

D. maybe

Answer 3

I thought it'd be cause and effect because of carving the characters in reverse so they'd block-print correctly, but now I'm thinking A is right, after all. It's difficult to tell!