Marco Polo's account (dictated to Rustichello da Pisa while in Genoese prison) of his travels through the Mongol Empire and China — the first detailed European account of East Asian civilization — which introduced the wealth of China, Persia, and the Mongol Empire to Western readers.
Provided Europe's first detailed account of East Asian civilization — Marco Polo's descriptions of Kublai Khan's court, the wealth of Chinese cities, and the trade routes of the Mongol Empire inspired subsequent exploration (Columbus carried a copy) and created Europe's first systematic knowledge of the Far East.
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