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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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 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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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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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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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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A.D‚ Marco Polo grew up with a Venetian family in a trading environment. Polo‚ a highly educated individual‚ lives on in history as one of the greatest explorers of the 13th and 14th century. He traversed the Far East while keeping a detailed account of everything he experienced. His enthusiasm towards traveling‚ inspired by his family‚ propelled him to the accomplishments scholars remember him for today. Scholars utilize many of his maps‚ textbooks‚ and history lessons around the world. Polo lived
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Marco Polo was born in 1254 in Venice‚ Italy. His uncle Maffeo and his father Nicolo were both famous merchants. Marco Polo was educated in literacy skills and arithmetic. He also had a good knowledge of Italian and French. Marco became famous because of his journey to Cathay and his worked with Kublai Khan and also his splendid book called "The travels of Marco Polo". In 1260‚ when Marco was six years old Nicolo and Maffeo begen their first trip going east to the other side of the Black Sea. They
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The Travels of Marco Polo and the Reception of Kublai Kahn Marco Polo was a Venetian Christian diplomat that gained the trust of one of the most powerful men in history: Kublai Khan. The book outlines the assimilation of one man into Mongol culture. The Mongols were very accepting of other cultures so cases like these are far from rare. One other example is the Flemish Monk Willem van Ruysbroeck’s first hand account of the Mongols. In both pieces of literature you see the culture of the Mongol Empire
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