The Mongols were the police

During the height of the Mongol rule of Asia they kept roads safe from Turkey to China which allowed trade and messages. Even the Pope had constant communication with China. After the Mongol empire fell safe travel was no longer possible which closed Europe to the east.

(Book – The Discoverers : A History of Man’s Search to Know His World and Himself – Daniel J. Boorstin)

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