Marco Polo Research Paper
ADVENTURES OF
MARCO POLO
DONE BY: ESHA, SHASHANK.
HISTORY OF MARCO POLO
• Marco Polo was born in 1254.
• Before Marco was born, his father Niccolo Polo and his uncle
Maffeo Polo had gone on a journey to china.
• His aunt took care of him and taught him arithmetic or math and to read and write.
• The business in the family was to become merchants and traders, so his aunt also taught him how to judge products and about foreign money. Making him like business and was his passion.
• He died on January 8th 1324 in his hometown Venice, Italy
MARCO’S DRIVE (HIS
JOURNEY)
• It is known that Marco Polo grew up in Venice.
• Marco Polo was a Venetian (his nationality). Where trading was famous.
• This environment enabled Marco Polo to become an
explorer/trader.
• The year 1271 was when Marco Polo went with his father and uncle on his first journey to Cathay, or what is now called China.
• Marco’s journey took 3 years but they finally reached
Kublai khan’s palace in china.
Marco’s trading life
• When Marco 's father had gone to visit Kublai khan, he requested to bring Marco to China the next time they visit so that is how it all started.
• Kublai Khan loved Marco’s attitude towards china and its culture, so he sent Marco on a trade mission and eventually made him a king of one of the cities.
• Marco faced many difficulties from sandstorms and bandits in the Gobi desert to the high altitude sickness of the Pamir mountains.
• But Marco developed all the skills to pass through these hurdles from the local guide, place by place, wherever he went he tried to learn something new.
TRAVEL LUCK
There was not something as travel luck but, due to Kublai khan all the strangers along the way, treated Marco and family very kindly and they were given tips on how to avoid any issues such as bandits and as we mentioned earlier Marco learnt a lot from these people so he did benefit a lot and without them he wouldn 't have learnt all about the silk road.
Kublai khan
Marco
Polo
PICTURES
Marco Polo entering Kublai
Khan’s castle
REFERENCES
• Marco Polo. (2014, October 27). Wikipedia. Retrieved October 28,
2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo
• Marco Polo - Great Explorer - Road Junky Guides. (n.d.). Road Junky
Guides. Retrieved October 29, 2014, from http://www.roadjunky.com/666/marco-polo-great-explorer/ • Marco Polo Timeline. (n.d.). Marco Polo Timeline. Retrieved October
28, 2014, from http://www.softschools.com/timelines/marco_polo_timeline/23/ • Szalay, J. (2013, February 27). Marco Polo: Facts, Biography &
Travels. LiveScience. Retrieved October 26, 2014, from http://www.livescience.com/27513-marco-polo.html • APA formatting by BibMe.org.
MARCO POLO
DONE BY: ESHA, SHASHANK.
HISTORY OF MARCO POLO
• Marco Polo was born in 1254.
• Before Marco was born, his father Niccolo Polo and his uncle
Maffeo Polo had gone on a journey to china.
• His aunt took care of him and taught him arithmetic or math and to read and write.
• The business in the family was to become merchants and traders, so his aunt also taught him how to judge products and about foreign money. Making him like business and was his passion.
• He died on January 8th 1324 in his hometown Venice, Italy
MARCO’S DRIVE (HIS
JOURNEY)
• It is known that Marco Polo grew up in Venice.
• Marco Polo was a Venetian (his nationality). Where trading was famous.
• This environment enabled Marco Polo to become an
explorer/trader.
• The year 1271 was when Marco Polo went with his father and uncle on his first journey to Cathay, or what is now called China.
• Marco’s journey took 3 years but they finally reached
Kublai khan’s palace in china.
Marco’s trading life
• When Marco 's father had gone to visit Kublai khan, he requested to bring Marco to China the next time they visit so that is how it all started.
• Kublai Khan loved Marco’s attitude towards china and its culture, so he sent Marco on a trade mission and eventually made him a king of one of the cities.
• Marco faced many difficulties from sandstorms and bandits in the Gobi desert to the high altitude sickness of the Pamir mountains.
• But Marco developed all the skills to pass through these hurdles from the local guide, place by place, wherever he went he tried to learn something new.
TRAVEL LUCK
There was not something as travel luck but, due to Kublai khan all the strangers along the way, treated Marco and family very kindly and they were given tips on how to avoid any issues such as bandits and as we mentioned earlier Marco learnt a lot from these people so he did benefit a lot and without them he wouldn 't have learnt all about the silk road.
Kublai khan
Marco
Polo
PICTURES
Marco Polo entering Kublai
Khan’s castle
REFERENCES
• Marco Polo. (2014, October 27). Wikipedia. Retrieved October 28,
2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo
• Marco Polo - Great Explorer - Road Junky Guides. (n.d.). Road Junky
Guides. Retrieved October 29, 2014, from http://www.roadjunky.com/666/marco-polo-great-explorer/ • Marco Polo Timeline. (n.d.). Marco Polo Timeline. Retrieved October
28, 2014, from http://www.softschools.com/timelines/marco_polo_timeline/23/ • Szalay, J. (2013, February 27). Marco Polo: Facts, Biography &
Travels. LiveScience. Retrieved October 26, 2014, from http://www.livescience.com/27513-marco-polo.html • APA formatting by BibMe.org.