Marco Polo Research Paper
The Rise of Marco Polo
Marco Polo was a renaissance era Venetian merchant who has changed world travel in his time era and our era by not only exploring other parts of the world but also documenting his travels to china for all to read. I. Marco Polo A. Born in 1254, died in 1324, Venetian merchant, mother died while he was young, didn’t meet dad until he was 17, traveled china and documented his travels. B. Italy was separated into 4 regions, polo was from the east region of Venice, there society was based on merchant and commerce, Venice had the largest trade out of all of Italy, it was called the gateway to the East. II. Most famous European to travel to china knew many Asian languages, served the great Kublai Kahn for 17 years. A. Biological factors. i. Was not even born yet when his father left for his first journey. Mother died young and he was raised by his aunt and uncle. His father returned when Marco was 17. ii. His father returned Marco his father and uncle set out on a vogage to china. Marco met Kublai Kahn who sent him to Chinese cities on government business. iii. Upon return polo was sent to fight Genoa his boat was overruled and him captured this is where his travels were documented. After he was released he got sick and died on January 9th 1324. …show more content…
He married Donata Badoer, a member of the Venetian aristocracy. Thus Marco seems to have spent the last part of his life moving in Venetian aristocratic circles. After living what was then a long life, Marco died in 1324, only seventy years of age. In his will he left most of his modest wealth to his three daughters, a legacy that included goods which he had brought back from Asia. “His will also set free a Tartar slave, who had remained with him since his return from the court of the great khan.”(Li Man Kin
Marco Polo was a renaissance era Venetian merchant who has changed world travel in his time era and our era by not only exploring other parts of the world but also documenting his travels to china for all to read. I. Marco Polo A. Born in 1254, died in 1324, Venetian merchant, mother died while he was young, didn’t meet dad until he was 17, traveled china and documented his travels. B. Italy was separated into 4 regions, polo was from the east region of Venice, there society was based on merchant and commerce, Venice had the largest trade out of all of Italy, it was called the gateway to the East. II. Most famous European to travel to china knew many Asian languages, served the great Kublai Kahn for 17 years. A. Biological factors. i. Was not even born yet when his father left for his first journey. Mother died young and he was raised by his aunt and uncle. His father returned when Marco was 17. ii. His father returned Marco his father and uncle set out on a vogage to china. Marco met Kublai Kahn who sent him to Chinese cities on government business. iii. Upon return polo was sent to fight Genoa his boat was overruled and him captured this is where his travels were documented. After he was released he got sick and died on January 9th 1324. …show more content…
He married Donata Badoer, a member of the Venetian aristocracy. Thus Marco seems to have spent the last part of his life moving in Venetian aristocratic circles. After living what was then a long life, Marco died in 1324, only seventy years of age. In his will he left most of his modest wealth to his three daughters, a legacy that included goods which he had brought back from Asia. “His will also set free a Tartar slave, who had remained with him since his return from the court of the great khan.”(Li Man Kin