“With these pieces of paper they can buy anything and pay for anything. And I can tell you that the papers that reckon as ten bezants (a quantity of money) do not weigh one. . . . There is no one that does not visit a bath-house at least three times a week and take a bath -- in winter every day, if he can manage it. Every man of rank or means has his own bathroom in his house. . . . Here too the inhabitants worship Mahomet (Muhammed) and are subject to the Great Khan. It has villages and towns in plenty. . . . There are rivers here in which are found stones called jasper and chalcedony (quartz crystals) in plenty. There is no lack in the means of life. Cotton is plentiful. The inhabitants live by trade and industry.” Marco Polo, The Travels of Marco Polo, c. 1300
In Europe, people began to refer to Marco Polo’s book as “The Million”, meaning the million lies. What is ONE thing mentioned in the passage that Europeans would not have believed to be true and WHY? (Answer in at least three complete sentences.)

During the industrial revolution, many governmentsadopted an economic system called capitalism. in thissystem, governments allowed businesses to operate asfreely as possible, capitalism led to economic growth inmany countries and a small number of peoplebecome very wealthy. however the system could be harshfor poor workers, who often worked long hours in unsafeconditions just to make enough money to eat. as a result, some workers turned against capitalism and demandedthat their governments take more control over theireconomies. which statement best describes the passages main idea? a. capitalism was beneficial for some people during the industrialrevolution, but others opposed the system. b. capitalism was mostly a cause of problems during the industrialrevolution, which led to its eventual collapse. c. capitalism became the favored economic system for manycountries during the industrial revolution. d. capitalism was to countries during the industrialrevolution, but became a problem after the revolution ended. edit: correct answer is a