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Marco Polo
Genaro RodriguezW. Stiern Middle school
MS. MARSHALL 2009-2010
Early life
Marco polo was born on 1254. He was born and raised in Venice His father and uncle were merchants
and traders His father was also a slave He had commercial knowledge of French
and Italian
Marco Polo’s Father
Marco’s father and uncle were venetian merchants.
When his dad and his uncle left to china they met Kublai Khan and promised they will go back to china one day
Kublai Khan was a Buddhist he was interested in Europeans religion in which Marco’s father informed him of
First Journey
Marco’s father decided to take Marco Polo with him on his journey.
Marco Polo was 17 when he went on his first journey and he was really looking forward to meet Kublai Khan
Marco polo’s first journey was the first Journey to ever get across the silk road.
No one ever tried to travel the silk road before that
Traveling the Silk Road
Marco polo was traveling the silk road for a about 4 years
Marco polo was the first one to travel the silk road
Marco Polo traveled the Gobi desert and crossed Persia when he was traveling the silk road
Marco Polo in China
Marco Polo finally got to China in the year 1275
He worked with Kublai khan as an ambassador
Marco polo described the Mongol empire Kin-sai “The city of heaven”
Leaving China
Kublai Khans last command for Marco polo was to escort a princess to Persia.
The Polo's went to Constantinople so they can go straight to Venice
Before they even reached Persia the Chieftain of the crew died
Arriving back to Italy
When Marco polo arrived in Italy he arrived in Venice
Marco polo joined the venetian navy
He was held as a prisoner of war by the city of Genoas
They didn’t let him go until the war was over
Marco Polo’s Death Marco Polo died after he was
released from prison in 1324 He was 70 years old Stories say that days before his death
he was forced to admit he invented all the stories of his book but Marco said that everything was true and that he all he had written was not even half of his adventure
References
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/khan.htm
“What would you ask? MARCO POLO “ by Anita Ganeri
“MARCO POLO” Steven Otfinoski