Answer:
That statement is true.
Explanation:
Due to the limitation of communication technology at the time, people have very minimum ways of knowing the events that happen on the other side of the world. Even though The area conquered by the mongol empire was really large, people who live in Western Europe did not know about its existence. (the influence of Mongol empire only extended to Eastern Europe_
Marco Polo was a Venetian explorer who traveled to asian territory in order to seek resources. He happened to be acquinted with Kublai Khan, one of the man who ruled Mongol Empire. After he came back to his country, Marco Polo wrote about Mongol's conquest in his book called The Travels of Marco Polo.
In the books, Marco Polo described how Asia was filled with riches and possess strong military's power. This encouraged traders from Western Europe to travel to Europe and established business relationships with the people there.
