Many people have long left school, I am wondering who is this Marco Polo, which he opened and that this is important to do for the world?Home
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famous traveler who was born in Venice (or on the island of Korcula, there are twofold details) approximately in 1254.His father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo were quite prosperous merchants, who enjoyed many years of trade with eastern countries.They visited Bukhara, on the Volga, in the realm of Kublai Khan.Famous as the journey of Marco Polo, which lasted twenty-four years, began in 1271 when the family took seventeen boy in his next trip.Seniors involved in trade matters, the share of the younger fell diplomatic missions of Kublai Khan, who was very warmly welcomed merchants.
selected path
Route Marco Polo was as follows: endpoint path was to become the city of Flounder in China (a modern Beijing), the starting point, of course, Venice.But historians have subjected other points of doubt.Some argue that the travelers went through Akka Hormuz, Erzurum, Pamir to Kashgar, and from there to flounder.Other researchers argue that merchants traveled to Acre, on the southern coast of Asia, in the Armenian Highlands, in Kerman, Basra, the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush, the Pamirs, in the Taklamakan desert, spent a year in the city of Zhang, visited the Karakoram and only then arrivedBeijing.
Life in China
Whatever their path, Marco Polo (he opened will be known later) and his family arrived at Beijing in 1275.In China, they stayed for many years, successfully sold himself Marco served as the great Kublai Khan and conquered most of his sympathy.It is at the service of the Italian governor traveled the whole of China, and later even became a provincial governor called Jiangnan.
Homecoming
In 1292 the Italians still go out of China, accompanying Mongolian princess, who drove in Persia, was married to the ruler of the country.Back in China, they did not go, as in 1294, when he was already in Persia, they received news of the death of the Great Khan.A year later, merchants Polo returned to his home in Venice.In 1297 Marco Polo is fighting for his native city-state in the naval battle against the forces of Genoa and is captured, which dictates the other prisoners, Rustichanu of Pisa, the story of his journey.Marco died in 1324, in January, a native of Venice, being a very wealthy man, married, with three daughters.And that opened the Marco Polo (if briefly explain)?
Writer Marco Polo
«Book" great traveler - it is an invaluable vessel of knowledge about Eastern Europeans, South and Central Asia.In fact, Marco Polo discovered the Europeans not only China, but also all the neighboring lands.The only negative of his work - an inaccurate description of the distances on the road.But Mark was not a geographer, so it is hardly worth waiting for him so precise information.It is because of this lack of cartographers still can not make detailed maps.But in his work contains succinct, precise and colorful description of the customs of life, beliefs and views of the eastern nations.That's who the Marco Polo.What he discovered Europe?Such elementary for modern people, but unknown to Europeans then paper money, spices, teas, the subtleties of Oriental Art.People heard about the cities with a population over one million, of Japan, Ceylon, Indonesia, Madagascar and the islands of Sumatra and Java.That is visited by Marco Polo.What he discovered the Europeans - valuable information that influenced in many ways to the development of civilization in Europe.
