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Marco Polo
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POLO, Marco (1254-1323?). In 1298 a Venetian adventurer named Marco
Polo wrote a fascinating book about his travels in the Far East. Men read
his accounts of Oriental riches and became eager to find sea routes to
China, Japan, and the East Indi .... Middle of Term Paper
... were merchants who traveled to distant lands to trade. In 1269
Marco's father, Nicolo`, and his uncle Maffeo returned to Venice after
being away many years. On a trading expedition they had traveled overland
as far as Cathay (China). Kublai Khan, the great Mongol emperor of China,
asked them to return with teachers and missionaries for his people. So they
set out again in 1271, and this time they took Marco.
From Venice the Polos sailed to Acre, in Palestine. There two monks,
missionaries to China, joined them. Fearing the hard journey ahead, however,
the monks soon turned back. The Polos crossed the deserts of Persia (Iran)
and A ... |
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