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Marco Polo
- Biography
- He was born
in Venecia, in
1254
- He was an
explorer and
a merchant
- He
acompanied his
father in many
times in trips
- He
died 8
or 9
January
1324
- Marco Polo
- Marco Polo was
born and learned
to trade in Venice
while his father
Niccolò and his
uncle Maffeo,
traveled through
Asia that have
known to Kublai
Khan.
- In 1295 Venice was
at war with his rival,
the Republic of
Genoa. During the
conflict Marco was
captured and
imprisoned by the
Genoese.
- It was in that
situation that in
1298, during his
time in prison, met
the writer
Rustichello of Pisa,
whom he related
his fabulous trips
- He wrote a travel book
- Book of the
wonders of
the world
- The book tells the travel of
Marco Polo to China.
- 1ºThe first part of
the book descibres
the land of the
middel east and
central asia that
Marco Polo passed
through on his way
to China
- 2ºThe second book
speak of China and
the court of Kublai
Khan
- 3ºJapan, India, Sri
Lanka and
Southeast Asia
and the east
coast of Africa in
the third several
coastal regions
of East are
described3º
- 4ºThe fourth
book is about
the wars that
kept each other
shortly before
mongoles, and
also describes
some regions
rather more to
the north, like
Russia
- Discover
- In one of trips, he discovered a
new religion that was unknown in
West: Buddhism
- Route
- 1º* From Venice. *
Rodeo Greece to
reach
Constantinople.
* Crossing the
Black Sea and
the Azov.
- 2 * Transit Eurasian
steppes, crossing
the Volga and
surrounding the
Caspian Sea to the
north up to the Aral
Sea and the city of
Bukhara. *
- 3º Crossing the
mountains and
deserts of Central
Asia via the Silk
Road, to reach the
court of Kublai
Khan.