HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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he proved that China existed; before him, no European had actually ever seen the place
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the book he wrote encouraged a centuries-long European interest in china
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to tradition, while in prison he dictated the stories of his travels to a cellmate, Rustichello da Pisa, who wrote them down in Old French. Marco Polo’s account was not just a simple record of the journey, but a description of the world-a mixture of a travel report, legend, hearsay, and practical information.
Detailed explanation-2: -Through it all, Marco Polo marveled at China’s cultural customs, great wealth and complex social structure. He was impressed with the empire’s paper money, efficient communication system, coal burning, gunpowder and porcelain, and called Xanadu “the greatest palace that ever was."
Detailed explanation-3: -Marco Polo on Kubilai Khan “.. For the Great Khan their king is, I tell you, the wisest and most accomplished man, the greatest Captain, and best to govern men and rule an Empire, as well as the most valiant, that ever existed among the Tribes of Mongols."
Detailed explanation-4: -Marco Polo was an Italian merchant born in 1254 C.E. who traveled with his father further east than most Europeans had ever gone. The goals of this journey were to spread Christianity to the ruling class of China and to establish trade relations with the new Yuan dynasty.