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Marco Polo

            
             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.


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1. Marco Polo essay : good or bad source

... many different animals, these animals do not make any sense to people today because we know they do not exist; however, I do understand that Marco Polo is telling what he honestly thought at the time about these species. He tells his audience about his sighting of a "unicorn", which in fact ... elephants. They have the hair of a buffalo and feet like an elephant. They have a single large, black horn in the middle of the forehead"(253). Marco Polo then starts to talk with exaggeration about the so-called "unicorns" way of defense. "They do not attack with their horn, but only with their ...

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2. Marco Polo

... Christianity and western science. Kublai presented the brothers with a golden tablet that was suppose to keep them safe and assist them. It still took the Polo's three full years to return to Venice in April of 1269. Marco Polo was born in 12 54, in Venice, Italy. He grew up not knowing his father or his uncle. His mother and servants talked very ... unexpected and different things to him. The idea of paper taking place of gold and silver was a total shock even to the Polo merchants. Coal certainly was not new to Europeans but it was very new to Marco. The Mongols, Marco learned, had a ...

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3. Marco Polo: The Travels

... continent from Europe to Asia. As an individual analyzes the book, it is hard to determine what is exaggerated and what is not. An individual must keep in mind that Marco Polo lacked the average knowledge of a college graduate. The point of view and the bias references that are made all contribute to the possible exaggerations that are within the book. Every ... two different ways of interpreting the text. It can be stated that "The Travels" is a good primary source due to his point of view. There are two main topics that Marco Polo tends to be bias on. They are religion and racism. Mar...

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4. marco polo

... ended well read carefully because you will be surprised how interesting his life was even though he was just a merchant. Marco was born in Venice in 1254, at that time Venice was probably the center of all the main trades in Europe. Marco Polo probably received his education from a typical merchant school but he wasn't poor at all his father and uncle, Niccol ... ò and Maffeo Polo were jewel merchants probably the richest at that time, so don't mistake him for being a poor merchant. The brothers ... the khan warmly welcomed the party and arranged accommodations for them. For the next 1...

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5. Marco Polo

... that was enough for them to want to go explore and see what is on the outside of there usual environment. What makes people question about Marco Polo actually going to China is that when he talks about his stay in China there is no mention towards obvious cultural ways. For example tea drinking, ... went they served you tea even if you didn't want it. (1, http://www.cnn.com /NATURE/9911/02/asia.quest/index.html) So why didn't Marco Polo mention this in his accounts of China? Another obvious point of information that was missing was the process of feet binding. This was also very common in...

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6. Marco Polo

... to visit China. They met the great Khubilai Khan, who took a special liking to Marco. Marco, a marvelous conversationalist and storyteller, was allowed by the khan to pursue his mercantile interests in China and also sent him on numerous diplomatic missions. In 1288, after 17 years in China, the Polo's returned home to Venice. By accident, Marcos travels were preserved in history. His native ... Venice and their rival Genoa were involved in conflict, and Marco was made a prisoner of war. Marco kept his fellow prisoners occupied by reciting his tales of his travels. One of the prisoners ...

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7. Marco Polo and Xanadu

... 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 ... that you regard them with delight and astonishment." 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. The poem is a recollection of an opium-induced dream in which Samuel Coleridge is taken to X...

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8. European Exploration

... was Italy. 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. This book was read by many Europeans and was, for a long time, the only account Europeans ... had of lands such as China...

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9. Mongolia

... Europe and Southeast Asia. Genghis Khan's grandson Kublai Khan conquered China and established the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368 AD), and gained fame in Europe through the writings of Marco Polo. Although Mongol-led confederations sometimes showed wide political power over their conquered territories, their strength declined rapidly after the Mongol dynasty in China was overthrown in 1368. The Manchus ... Europe and Southeast Asia. Genghis Khan's grandson Kublai Khan conquered China and established the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368 AD), and gained fame in Europe through the writings of Marco Polo. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

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