Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant that had an extraordinary life. As a young adult‚ Marco would begin a monumental journey that would span continents and would solidify his place in history. His story would become wildly popular and spark many imaginations when it was dictated to and written down by Rustichello da Pisa‚ in The Travels of Marco Polo (c.1300). Along with his father and uncle‚ Marco set out for the seat of Kublai Khan at Khanbaliq‚ Cathay. During the 17 years Marco was in Kublai’s
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read and write about why they did. Marco Polo traveled around the world because he wanted to explore. Marco Polo was born on September 15‚ 1254‚ Venice‚ Italy. Marco Polo had a mother named Nicole Anna Defuseh‚ a father names Niccolo Polo‚ a uncle named Maffeo Polo‚ three daughters named Fantina Polo‚ Moreta Polo‚ Belella Polo‚ and a wife name Donata Badoer. Most of Marco polos childhood he was raised motherless. Marco Polo’s mother died when he was young. Marco Polo’s father and uncle Niccolo and
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Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta Centuries ago the world of traveling over sea was something un known to man. It was seen as crazy because only the bravest of brave did it. The reasons were because you put your life and health at risk. The possibilities of dying were too high‚ and most just didn’t travel over sea because of that simple fact. Two of the most famous world travelers in the pre-modern period were Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta were both European Explorers who sailed
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Marco Polo is considered by most to be the most important link between Europe and China in the 13th century. His accounts of the Eastern world had an immense impact on Western thinking and life in Europe. Marco Polo was born in 1254 to a noble family in Venice‚ which was at that time an independent city-state in northern Italy. Marco had a typical education of a young man of his time1. At age 15‚ he had already studied many of the classical authors and understood the Bible and theology of the
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The Rise of Marco Polo Marco Polo was a renaissance era Venetian merchant who has changed world travel in his time era and our era by not only exploring other parts of the world but also documenting his travels to china for all to read. I. Marco Polo A. Born in 1254‚ died in 1324‚ Venetian merchant‚ mother died while he was young‚ didn’t meet dad until he was 17‚ traveled china and documented his travels. B. Italy was separated into 4 regions‚ polo was from the east region of Venice
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Marco Polo was born to a powerful merchant family in Venice‚ Italy. When he was seventeen‚ he traveled through the Mongol empire‚ to its capital in China. Marco Polo conducted much business in China and eventually was hired to serve as the governor of a large Chinese port city. Later on‚ Polo composed a book containing everything he learned‚ did‚ and saw‚ during his time in China . Marco Polo(1254-1324) was a merchant traveller who is best known for his informational book‚ The Travels of Marco
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Marco Polo is a Venetian explorer who made one of the most important travel books in history. His observations that he recorded were fascinating‚ in fact people thought his stories and observations were fiction until after he died. Due to Marco Polo’s successful travels and observations that he recorded‚ he educated many early Europeans about the continent of Asia and inspired people today to learn about the diverse cultures. Marco Polo’s travel book was extremely important because of his recorded
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communities in the Mediterranean‚ Indian Ocean Basin‚ or along the Silk Roads. When I was traveling from China into the India Ocean Route‚ another fellow merchant of mine gave me a book and it detailed one of the greatest travelers in our time‚ Marco Polo. He was born in Italy and the whole family revolved of traders. His father‚ along with two brothers‚ moved about four years‚ living and trading everywhere
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ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO DONE BY: ESHA‚ SHASHANK. HISTORY OF MARCO POLO • Marco Polo was born in 1254. • Before Marco was born‚ his father Niccolo Polo and his uncle Maffeo Polo had gone on a journey to china. • His aunt took care of him and taught him arithmetic or math and to read and write. • The business in the family was to become merchants and traders‚ so his aunt also taught him how to judge products and about foreign money. Making him like business and was his passion. • He died on January
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Marco Polo’s book was more widely read. It was both believed and doubted. Some called him the ‘great liar.’ And some of what he said is made up or exaggerated. Marco spent seventeen years in the Orient serving the Great Khan‚ the ruler of the Mongols and Chinese. He easily learned new languages making him useful to the Mongol ruler. Later in life‚ Marco was taken prisoner during a war. He told the tale of his adventures to fellow prisoners and one of them wrote it down. His tale of the riches and
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