Marco Polo was impressed with the size, sophistication and wealth of the city. He took interest in the physical features, trading marking, and social relations that were present and thriving He was surprised that the city featured a large bathing area (public amenities) and that they included a large number of baths for people. He found interesting that the city sustained itself through the system of markets. He was also surprised by the lack of violence and the need or accrual of weapons by its people. He was also surprised by the presence of the communal spirit. He described the city as “the finest and the noblest in the world” due to its immense size. He stated that the city was a hundred miles of compass. He was also struck by the impressive…
The sun was just beginning to rise as I woke up early Saturday morning. In a couple of hours, my team would be playing our second game against Waiakea High School. Winning this game meant that the Konawaena girls Water Polo team would be put into fourth place in the playoffs, which was in 20 days. I had confidence in my team that we would be able to perform well and I knew that because of our hard work and dedication during practice, it would prepare us for a successful game. My first year…
One man in particular, though, has quite an interesting story to tell. That man, is Marco Polo, a man of imagination and adventure. Marco Polo was an astounding and influential traveler, author, and servant of a powerful emperor in medieval times. Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant believed to have journeyed across Asia at the height of the Mongol Empire (MARCO POLO HISTORY.com). Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy. Little is known about Marco’s early years (Marco Polo britannica.com). He was…
Marco Polo was an explorer who sculpted the world we live in today. He traveled from his Venetian home to China along the Silk Roads. In China, he worked for one of the most powerful leaders in his time, Kublai Khan. This gave him a firsthand experience with one of Europe’s powerful leaders. His travels were later recorded into a book called the, II Milione, which gave Europeans insight of the world beyond them. His book inspired other Europeans to travel to unknown lands. Marco Polo is…
Marco Polo is notorious for his voyage to China, however, there are doubts that he actually went there at all. Marco Polo was very famous for being a European to go to China, trade and work for Kublai Khan. He wrote a book, The Travels of Marco Polo, and published it in Europe. Soon, everyone had read his book and began going to China to trade and get riches. This caused the economy in Europe to skyrocket. This is what started the Renaissance, and this is also based on a lie. Marco Polo did not…
Marco Polo who was a Venetian merchant traveler lived in the Venice Republic. The travels of Marco Polo was recorded by Messer Rustichello of Pisa when Marco Polo was in prison in Genoa in 1298 (Polo Travels extract 1). As the book record, when Marco Polo stayed in China, The book records the Asian wonders and curiosities and Marco Polo’s journey and experience. “It is no exaggeration to say that never before or since has one man given such an immense body of new geographical knowledge to the…
In Travels by Marco Polo, he depicts climate, geography, and weather while traveling because of type of terrain and villages they encountered, plus the resources they required throughout each part of the journey. During this trip must be able to bring in-order to get through specific climates and also terrain. In addition to show that you must prepare ahead of time before going out on a journey like this on the Silk Road. Polo starts off in the book by talking about how people traveling in the…
Marco Polo was the first European to write about the remote country Libet. Marco Polo once said “I have not told you the half of what I saw”. Marco Polo did many things in China. He served as a government official and an escort for Kublai Khan. As an escort he had to take a princess to one of Khans relatives to marry her. He lead a mission for Khan buying the Tooth of Buddha; which The Sri Lankans were going to sell it for a lot of money; which the Mongol mission was willing to pay. As Marco…
Water Polo is one of the hardest sports you could play each player has to go through mental and physical strain when playing. Yet it can get very confusing for someone watching with the calls that are being called. This report will give you give you a quick overview of most things water polo. The earliest we have known about the modern game of water polo was in the early 19th century and the man behind it was William Wilson. Wilson called the game “aquatic football” which had a little bit of…
I am going to start off my source study by giving a detailed description of Marco Polo. Marco Polo was a very important and relevant person in history. He was one of the biggest traders and explorers from the Venetian Republic in the 14th century. He was on the the first people to explore the silk road into China. In my source study I am going to try and tell you what I observed he saw and took note of on his trip. In 1271 Marco and his brother took a trip from venice and headed eastward to meet…