The Travels of Marco Polo My ignorance and general distaste for history are likely to blame‚ but I‚ for one‚ was surprised to learn that Marco Polo is an actual person. Of course‚ I figured there was some significance to the phrase beyond its use as a swimming pool game‚ where a blindfolded individual closes their eyes‚ calls out‚ “Marco‚” and tries to tag other players by tracking down their mandatory responses of‚ “Polo.” That the significance was a name‚ however‚ surprised me indeed. I would
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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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Marco Polo Marco Polo became famous for his many travels‚ starting with a trip to Asia that began in 1271. His book about his travels became one of the most famous travel books in history. THE BETTMANN ARCHIVE Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Marco Polo They called him “the man with a million stories.” People flocked to Marco Polo’s home to hear him tell exciting tales about his travels in distant lands. Marco Polo won fame for his journeys
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eyes are black and handsome. Other than just physical appearances‚ Polo is seemingly enthralled by all that Khubilai does. For instance he comments on the lifestyle of the Khan‚ and the intricate process of how he chooses his women. Marco Polo travelogue would have appealed to the desire of knowledge and adventure‚ which could have been found in many young men and government officials at the time. During the time that this biography was written‚ not much was known about Asia. Therefore‚ two
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Marco Polo When I was younger one of my favorite games to play in a swimming pool was “Marco Polo”. Little did I know that this famous childhood game was named after the famous explorer‚ Marco Polo himself. It is said that the reason the game was named after him was because one day Polo was traveling through China and grew very tired. He fell asleep on his horse and wondered away from the rest of his group. Later‚ he heard his group members calling his name‚ “Marco”. In return he called back to
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Marco Polo was no doubt one of the most influential explorers in the world. His tales of the East opened the minds of the Europeans‚ and his tales were a catalyst for the Age of Exploration in Europe. His influence on geographical exploration was so pivotal that many years later Christopher Columbus used Marco Polo’s book on his voyage to the New World. Marco Polo’s book‚ The Travels of Marco Polo‚ was widely published and thousands of copies were printed in different languages. However‚ many skeptics
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MARCO POLO The name Marco Polo has excited the imagination of children and adults alike for hundreds of years. This famous explorer left his home in Venice in 1271 to sail for a journey of a twenty four-year. A journey that took him where no European had been before. He went across the Middle East to Central Asia‚ Peking‚ and eventually to the palace of the strong Mongol King‚ Kublai Khan. Yet‚ when Marco returned home‚ he told the amazing stories to very few people. In the thirteenth century
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Topic 2: In the Prologue to The Travel of Marco Polo the author claims that his book is "an accurate record"�‚ free from any sort of fabrication"�. Is this Statement true? How reliable and useful is this book as a source of historical information (Support your answer with evidence from the primary sources)? Marco Polo has discovered much of central Asia. Over the years many manuscripts‚ evolve around the controversial issue‚ on whether Marco Polo did go to China. How accurate his account and reliability
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Did Marco Polo travel to China? Have you ever told a story about yourself and each time you told that story‚ you might have changed a few details to become more suitable? On the other hand‚ have you ever told a story and left out several parts of it because you overlooked the details since it was not that interesting or funny to you‚ so you did not see it fitting to express it to others? Then eventually‚ people start wondering‚ did your story truly happen. Well‚ this is what happen to Marco Polo
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wrote about their adventures and experiences in China: Marco Polo and Matteo Ricci. Marco Polo‚ the first of the two men‚ wrote The Travels of Marco Polo which published circa 1300. While Matteo Ricci’s
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