Question

read the passage about confucius. then answer the question below.
confucius inspired many students to follow his teachings. at first, students spread confuciuss teachings orally, or through speech. later, these students wrote down memories of their conversations. this collection of conversations is called the analects.
confuciuss students wrote the analects on bamboo strips. hundreds of years later, people began to record the analects in manuscripts, or by hand - writing them on paper. hundreds of years after that, people also began to print the analects in books.
based on the passage, match each date to the type of document.
ca. 220 bce ca. 890 ce 1480 ce

Explanation:

1. Analyze the time sequence from the passage: Confucius's students wrote The Analects on bamboo strips first (around Confucius's time, ca. 220 BCE is close to that era). Then, hundreds of years later, manuscripts (hand - written on paper) were used, which would be around ca. 890 CE. Finally, printing in books came hundreds of years after manuscripts, so 1480 CE is for printed books.
2. Match the dates to the document types:

• The first image (bamboo strips) corresponds to ca. 220 BCE because that's when the students wrote on bamboo strips.
• The second image (manuscript, hand - written) corresponds to ca. 890 CE as it's the manuscript stage.
• The third image (printed book) corresponds to 1480 CE as it's the printed book stage.

Answer:

• The first (bamboo strips) image: ca. 220 BCE
• The second (manuscript) image: ca. 890 CE
• The third (printed book) image: 1480 CE