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Marco Polo Genaro Rodriguez W. Stiern Middle school MS. MARSHALL 2009-2010

Marco Polo Genaro Rodriguez W. Stiern Middle school MS. MARSHALL 2009-2010

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Page 1: Marco Polo Genaro Rodriguez W. Stiern Middle school MS. MARSHALL 2009-2010

Marco Polo

Genaro RodriguezW. Stiern Middle school

MS. MARSHALL 2009-2010

Page 2: Marco Polo Genaro Rodriguez W. 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

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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

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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

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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

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References

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/khan.htm

“What would you ask? MARCO POLO “ by Anita Ganeri

“MARCO POLO” Steven Otfinoski