What effect did tales of travel to China, like those of Marco Polo, have on Europeans?(1 point)

Responses

They inspired others to look for better trade routes to China.
They inspired others to look for better trade routes to China.

They discouraged people from pursuing the hardships of travel.
They discouraged people from pursuing the hardships of travel.

They caused the pope to call for a Crusade to recapture Jerusalem.
They caused the pope to call for a Crusade to recapture Jerusalem.

They inspired the Peasants’ Revolt by showing the problems with feudalism.

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The correct response is:

They inspired others to look for better trade routes to China.

Marco Polo's accounts of his travels to China and the wealth and wonders he described motivated European explorers and traders to seek new and more efficient routes to access the riches of the East.