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    “Every time I describe a city I am saying about Venice”; this reply of Marco Polo to Kublai Khan for one of his questions is regarded as the central insight of Italo Calvino’s ‘Invisible Cities’. Venice, Marco’s home is the first city that remains implicit in everything else. However, this is not true for the whole book. Though there are recurring references to his city implicitly, one may come across many meanings and experiences in the process of reading the text. One can relate themselves to the

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    famous European to travel to China on the Silk Road was Marco Polo. According to Ducksters, Marco traveled farther than any of his predecessors during his 24 year journey on the silk road. He was one of the most famous explorers of all time. Around 1254 AC Marco was born into a merchant family in Venice, Italy. Marco’s father and uncle were merchants as well, and left on a long trading expedition 1 year before Marco was born. At the age of 17 Marco went on a journey to China with his father and uncle

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    Marco Polo was an Italian Merchant who lived in 13th century Venice, a wealthy city with many other merchants like himself. Marco Polo came from a family of merchants and became one himself. His father was Niccolo Polo. The Italian merchant/traveler lived to be 70 (1254-1324) and was famous for traveling to the eastern world exploring it and coming back to tell the tale. One of the first Europeans to travel to China. He exposed numerous Europeans to the Eastern world with the book “The Travels of

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    There has been a question to the phenomenon of Marco Polo and his travel to China. It is said to be that Marco Polo himself never actually traveled as far as China. It is a reality that many people in this society know of the name Marco Polo, but they do not actually indulge themselves in the facts following his life and writings. The explorers that come to mind with common society is Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus. The influence that Marco Polo has on many is not a question at hand, even Christopher

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    Marco Polo In the Start of the 13th century one merchant, Marco Polo, made his extensive voyage from the flourishing Europe to the New empire of the Mongols that was continuing to expand and economy was thriving. As the Mongols began the new Silk Road stretching from Europe to Asia, for the first time the two empires were connected. Marco Polo was exposed to this new world and was surprised in all the extravagant architecture, intimidating armies, and the complexities of their trading world (Marco

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    Marco polo explorer and traveler most the Asia regions, inspire many people by his travels and his books. Polo was a Venetian traveler and explorer, born in the year 1954. His journey and books about Asia and China lead many explorers to discover the Far East. Polo came from a wealthy Venetian merchant family. He was Raised by his uncle after his parents died. Polo uncle had jewel merchants and good relationship with Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. Polo uncle decided to take him to Asia to explore

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    Did Marco Polo go to China? Have you ever told a story about yourself and each time you told that story, you might have changed a few details to make you seem like a better person or have you ever told a story and left some parts out of it because you forgot or it was not that interesting or funny to you so you did not want to express it to others.? Then eventually, people start wondering did your story really happen. Well, this is what happen to Marco Polo. Did Marco Polo ever go to China? I believe

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    1. Marco Polo- A Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295. He traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295 and remained in China for 17 years until he left to guide a Mongol princess to Persia. These travels are recorded in Il Milione, known in English as The Travels of Marco Polo that has influenced later merchants and travelers. 2. Francisco Pizarro- He was a Spanish explorer an conquistador who helped Vasco Núñez de Balboa discover the Pacific Ocean

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    Marco Polo, who was possibly the most famous European to visit China while under Mongol rule, left Venice in 1271 and did not return until 1295. Khubilai Khan was a grandson of Chinggis Khan and eventually became the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.This analysis will discuss what Marco Polo experienced while visiting China concerning Khubailai’s views on Christianity and other religions. Like all Mongols, Khubilai traveled depending on the season. In this primary source document, he was traveling

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    explorer, Marco Polo published his travelogue accounting for his voyages in the east. Polo was extremely influential to geography, Europe’s trade industry, as well as to future curious travelers. He was the first explorer to travel as far as China and report of his findings. Consequently, seldom was known of the customs and cultures abroad. Marco traveled from Venice to China using both the Maritime route, as well as the Silk Road. For this paper however, I am solely focusing on Marco Polo’s travels

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