Marco Polo was an Italian he lived from 1254-1324? He was an a trader and traveler and became famous for his books which gave Europeans their earliest information about Cathay now called China telling the truth or not he was suspected of lying for saying how big the Country was. Marco Polo had a father and uncle whose names were Niccolo and Matteo Polo. These brothers arrived at Sudak and went on to Surai on the Volga River where they traded for a year. Then civil war broke out between Barka and his cousin Hulagu, which made it impossible for Niccolo and Matteo to return along the same route as they came. Therefore they decided to make a route to avoid the war and found themselves stranded for 3 years at Bukara. They were Venetian merchants who owned their own shop and traveled a lot and sometimes took Marco Polo with them (e.g. they took him to China). In 1995 Korcula celebrated the 700th anniversary of Marco Polo return from China to Europe.
Marco Polo was brought up in a very well established family on the coast of Dalmatia his father and uncle had set up a trading out-post on the island of Curzola (just off the coast of Dalmatia). It is not certain whether Marco Polo was born there or the city of Venice. Marco Polo grew up in Venice, which was the center of commerce in the Mediterranian. Marco Polo had the usual education of a young man of this period. He had learnt much of Classical Authors, understood the text of the bible, and knew the basic Theology of the Latin Church. He had a sound knowledge of commercial French. From his later history we know that he was interested in natural resources, in the ways of people, as well as strange and interesting animals and plants. Marco Polo was six years old when his father and uncle went east on their first trip to China he was 15 years old when they returned to Venice, and his mother has already passed away. He remained in Venice with his uncle and father for a further two years then the three of them embarked on the most courageous journey to China for the second time.
This is a paper on Marco Polo's life, discovery's, and how he changed the world. Marco Polo was a great explorer. ... Marco Polo was born in 12 54, in Venice, Italy. ... Rustichello recorded the dictates of Marco Polo on his travels. The book was called The Travels of Marco Polo. ...
Marco Polo, perhaps the best know long distance traveler, his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo, began the surge of long distance trade and travel. ... They met the great Khubilai Khan, who took a special liking to Marco. ... In 1288, after 17 years in China, the Polo's returned home to Venice. By accident, Marcos travels were preserved in history. ... Marco Polo did not know he was going jump-start the forming of global networks, but perhaps it is better that way. ...
The extract by Marco Polo is a real account of the city of Xanadu as he saw it first hand. He uses 2nd person to describe his findings, which helps the reader to envisage what it is like to be in Polo's shoes. The fact that Marco Polo is a famous explorer comes across as he writes because there are a lot of complex sentences and most of the are declaratives meaning he is clearly describing the images before him. ... " Also the use of abstract nouns and the adjective 'exquisite' here is a perfect example of how Polo has used words to depict passion and surprise. ... There ...
The Polo Families Life If you have wondered where Marco Polo's life started and ended well read carefully because you will be surprised how interesting his life was even though he was just a merchant. ... Marco Polo probably received his education from a typical merchant school but he wasn't poor at all his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo Polo were jewel merchants probably the richest at that time, so don't mistake him for being a poor merchant. ... The Polo brothers did what Khan said so that he would be pleased, so they traveled back to Europe in 1269, the po...
Throughout history there has always been the question of Marco Polo's adventure to China. ... There are so many different views to the question, "Did Marco Polo go to China?" Marco Polo was said to be a great traveler, he supposedly traveled to china in 1271 with his father, Nicolo and his uncle, Maffeo Polo. ... Although there are few facts that Marco Polo did reach China they are very convincing. Certain information indicates that Marco Polo did visit China. ...
Marco Polo: The Travels Marco Polo, born in 1254, is one of the most famous travelers in the world. "The Travels of Marco Polo" summarizes the adventures Polo experienced across Europe and Asia. ... There are two main topics that Marco Polo tends to be bias on. ... Marco Polo tells about the Muslims praying and nothing happens after they pray. ... Marco Polo exaggerates almost every event and adventure that he encounters. ...
Marco Polo "The Travels" Marco Polo "The Travels" is in fact, a biography written by his cellmate Rustichello as Polo spoke about his experiences; therefore, I feel the book is not a good primary source. ... Marco Polo respects the women and admires their behavior. ... Marco Polo then starts to talk with exaggeration about the so-called "unicorns" way of defense. ... Marco Polo: The travels also mentioned the Chinese cultures eating habits. ... I feel that many explorers to come would look at Marco Polo's "Marco Polo: "The Travels" as inspiration for them to explore the horizons and dis...
Some reasons as to why Italian merchants traded so much were because they had a large trade-ship fleet, money, and because of a merchant/explorer named Marco Polo. Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy into a merchant family. In 1271, Marco set out with his father and uncle on a journey, along the Silk Road which was an ancient trade route from Rome to China. Marco Polo recorded the details of his journeys in a book titled, The Description of the World. ... After Marco Polo's travels and writings, trade increased between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. ...
Next Christopher became fascinated by Marco Poloaccounts of his journey to Asia in 1271. ... Starting in 1484 Christopher tried to convince King John of Portugal to pay for his supplies, ships, and a crew for his voyage to Marco Polo amazing gold mine. ... Despite this Christopher was disappointed that there were no cities of gold like Marco Polo had described. ...
