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Apr 16, 2024 · A well-known traveler and explorer, Marco Polo headed for China along the Silk Road in the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). The Travels of Marco Polo, dictated by him, described Chinese politics, economy, and culture in detail, which greatly aroused the desire of westerner to go to China and had a great effect on the European navigation.
- Ban Yong and Fu Jiezi
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- Xuanzang
An influential Buddhist monk of the Tang Dynasty (618-907),...
- Famous Travelers
In the history of the Silk Road, many renowned people left...
- Memorabilia
Marco Polo traveled along the ancient Silk Road to China...
- Eastern Han
In the next year, he persuaded Shanshan (Ruoqiang) and Qiuci...
- Tang Dynasty
In the Tang Dynasty, the Silk Road was greatly extended....
- Zhang Qian
Moreover, Wusun's ten envoys convoyed Zhang to Chang'an. He...
- Western Han
In 104 BC, Li Guangli conducted an expedition to Dawan,...
- Ban Yong and Fu Jiezi
- Marco Polo: The Early Years
- Marco Polo’s Travels Along The Silk Road
- Marco Polo in Venice
Marco Polo was born around 1254 into a prosperous merchant family in the Italian city-state of Venice. His father, Niccolò, and his uncle Maffeo had left the year before on a long-term trading expedition. As a result, he was raised by extended relatives following his mother’s death at a young age. Niccolò and Maffeo first spent about six years in C...
Two years later, Niccolò and Maffeo sailed to Acre in present-day Israel, this time with Marco at their side. At the request of Kublai Khan, they secured some holy oil from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and then backtracked to Acre to pick up gifts, papal documents and two friars from newly elected Pope Gregory X. The friars quickly...
Shortly thereafter, Marco Polo was captured in battle by Venice’s archrival Genoa. While in prison he met the Arthurian adventure writer Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he would collaborate on a 1298 manuscript called “Description of the World.” It has since become better known as “The Travels of Marco Polo” or simply “The Travels.” With the help of...
May 8, 2024 · Marco Polo - Explorer, China, Silk Road: For the next 16 or 17 years the Polos lived in the emperor’s dominions, which included, among other places, Cathay (now North China) and Mangi, or “Manzi” (now South China).
Marco Polo is arguably the most famous Western traveler to have journeyed on the Silk Road. As a young merchant, he began his journey to China in 1271 and his travels lasted for 24 years. During this time he became the confidant of Khubilai Khaan (1214-1294).
Jan 8, 2024 · Filled with wonders, Marco Polo's tales are the first European account of the Silk Road. But, 700 years after the famed Venetian merchant and explorer's death, can they be trusted?
One of the most well-known Europeans to travel the silk road in Medieval times was Marco Polo (1245-1324), a merchant, explorer and writer who recorded his travels in the book “Livres des merveilles du monde” (Book of the world’s marvels), published around the year 1300.
Jan 9, 2024 · The idea involves linking a map of the Silk Roads during China's Han Dynasty to Italian explorer Marco Polo’s descriptions of the area and to current-day photographs. This is an educator idea for teaching the significance of the Silk Roads to cultural development.
