Texts like Marco Polo's Description of the World:
A) were entirely factual.
B) were fictional.
C) were in no way helpful to merchants traveling to the East.
D) were not religious texts and so were not read.
E) were a mix of fact and fiction.

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Texts like Marco Polo's Description of the World were a mix of fact and fiction. Though they contained some accurate descriptions of the lands and peoples encountered on his travels, there were also embellishments and exaggerations that were likely introduced to make the story more interesting to readers.

Texts Like Marco Polo's Description of the World