+**Marco Polo** was a Venetian [explorer](/wiki/explorer) who journeyed extensively through Asia in the 13th century. His accounts, detailed in *Il Milione*, offered Europeans unprecedented insights into the distant cultures and vast riches of [China](/wiki/china) and the Mongol Empire, profoundly shaping future exploration.
+## See also
+- [Silk Road](/wiki/silk_road)
+- [Exploration](/wiki/exploration)
+- [Venice](/wiki/venice)
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