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    Marco Polo Research Paper

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    Jesiah Castillo Mrs. Gawith English I 26 Jan, 2016 Research paper Marco Polo Marco Polo wasn't a spirit to be held in one place because he needed to see the world from a different perspective. This famous explorer inspired many well known explorers after his time. (His travels have come along way throughout China India and many other places after his death in January 8, 1324). Most of his followers that had read his book called The Description of The World. Many followers had believed that…

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    Marco Polo Book Report

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    Marco Polo Marco Polo was a journalist and an explorer. Throughout his life, he went on many journeys. A very important journey that he went on was to China. Marco Polo also had a book written about him. This book was written when he met a prisoner named Rustichello who was also a writer while they were prisoners of war. The book spread through different countries quickly and made Marco Polo famous. More people could now read about his many journeys and experiences. If that book had not…

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    from Marco polo’s memory. Towards the end of the story, the fifty-five cities made me more and more troubled, as if they were just a city of different character. Marco polo visited Kublai Khan when he was 21 years old at 1,275 A.D. In 1279 the Yuan Dynasty unified the whole China to establish the seventh Chinese Dynasty. Western countries have send numerous messengers to meet with Kublai Khan, but Khan only put Marco Polo into Yuan’s historical records. I think Kublai is atractive by Marco…

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    My historical figure is Marco Polo. Marco polo was an Italian merchant and explorer, but mostly explorer. Marco Polo is from the Republic of Venice, Italy. Marco Polo traveled in Asia he also recorded his adventures in a book. He was brought to china by his father and uncle in 1269, and many Europeans did not know what central and east Asia were like, which is one of the reasons why Marco was so popular. When the Age of Exploration was relevant, many explorers were attracted to his…

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    for their incredible enterprises and their awesome finds of different nations. Marco Polo was one of those men who have braved dangerous oceans and steaming deserts. He voyaged all over India and China. He about looked all of the lands around Europe. His father had a great influence in his future when he was a child on the grounds that his dad was a merchant and his father traveling all over the world influence Marco Polo to wind up the considerable traveler he is known as today.Marco was a…

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    Marco Polo as history goes does not stand out with some of the more historical figures of his time. This has become even more popular in the loosely based TV show that has been released about his life. However, without the writings that Marco Polo left us are the very reason we had people like Christopher Columbus. Marco Polo writings inspired Columbus to make the voyage and open up the world to new things, and create an entire generation of people to want to discover new things and see the…

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    economic development; From Qing to Opium Wars, trade was the main reason that England brought to war in China. Marco Polo as a traveler and a merchant from Venice, was the first one who truly shortens the distance between China and Europe. Before him, silk, porcelain and tea had always been a strong link between China and Europe. "Marco Polo Travels" dedicated his 17-year old living…

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    Marco Polo`s history and his Influence in the age of exploration? Marco Polo was one of the first and most famous Europeans to travel to Asia during the Middle Ages. Marco polo traveled farther than anyone during his 24-year journey along the Silk Road, reaching China and Mongolia where he became a friend of Kublai Khan. 4 Marco Polo is a well known explorer from venice in Italy. He was Born around 1254 in Venice and he Died January 8 1324 Venice. Marco's uncle and father were…

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    Marco polo was born 1254 in Venice Italy was perhaps the worlds greatest adventurer. He traveled across much of Europe and Asia between the years 1271-95. Born to a family of merchants its of little surprise that Marco Polo would join the families trading business alongside his father and uncle. Although most of his travels where in Asia before his death on January 8. 1325 Marco Polo was able to see a large portion of the world. Perhaps he was able to view the portrait of Madonna Enthroned…

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    Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta are two very famous explores who are known for traveling great distances during a time when such a thing was unheard of, and who kept detailed logs of their journeys. Ibn Battuta’s journey was based off of his religion, and his desire to visit all of the major religious sites and meet important religious leaders. He traveled a total of 75,000 miles over the course of 29 years. Marco Polo was an Italian traveler who claims to have met and become close to Kublai Khan,…

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