The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative

The Origins of the Modern World

A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century, 4th Edition

By Robert B. Marks

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Chapter 1 - The Material and Trading Worlds, circa 1400

Primary Sources:

Polo, Marco. The Travels of Marco Polo. ca. 1300. Polo Travels Full Text
Battuta, Ibn. The Travels of Ibn Battuta. 1355. Battuta Full Text
Mandeville, John. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville. 1357. Mandeville Full Text

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