Marco Polo's Journey to China. 2nd EditionTwenty-First Century Books, 2013年1月1日 - 132 頁 Can one book really change the world? A handwritten manuscript by Marco Polo in 1288 did. Polo, son of a wealthy Italian merchant, wrote about his incredible experiences traveling to China with his father and uncle on a trade expedition, and also about his adventures as an envoy of Kublai Khan, the ruler of most of China. Polo’s book became a bestseller in Europe in the fourteenth century. It was copied over and over by hand, translated into fourteen languages, and became one of the first books to be printed after the invention of moveable type. The tales inspired others—including Christopher Columbus in the fifteenth century—to seek new sea routes for trade. Polo’s adventures—and manuscript—are one of world history’s most pivotal moments. |
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... coast of Italy became part of the Byzantine Empire (a.d. 527 to 1453), which included what are now Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey. The capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey), lay.
... Constantinople was the center of trade for both luxury goods from Asia and raw materials from Europe. With no land to farm, Venice depended entirely on trading salt and fish for other goods. Its political ties to Constantinople gave the ...
... Constantinople instead. five more Crusades took place during the thirteenth century, but none succeeded in establishing a lasting Christian kingdom. in 1291 acre, the last Crusader stronghold, fell. Acre (in Israel) became major centers ...
... ConsTanTinople. saCkeD. The plundering of Constantinople by the French and the Venetians in 1204 was one of the greatest losses of artistic treasures in history. Objects of gold, silver, and bronze were melted down; precious stones were ...
... Constantinople's star was sinking. Venice's was rising. The island city-state of merchants had become a world power. growing. up. in. VeniCe's. glory. Days. Over the next fifty years, the Venetian economy boomed. Almost every citizen ...
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Traveling Across Asia | 36 |
Marco Polo In China | 54 |
Marco Polos Book | 68 |
Marco Polos Legacy | 84 |
Primary Source Research | 94 |
Primary Source Document | 104 |
Whos Who? | 114 |
Source Notes | 120 |
Bibliography | 124 |
Further Reading | 126 |
Websites | 127 |
Index | 128 |
About The AuthorPhoto Acknowledgments | 132 |
Back Cover | 134 |