Marco Polo's Journey to China. 2nd EditionCan 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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europeans at first confused the Mongols with the tatars, one of the tribes Genghis Khan had conquered, and called them tatars or, ... William of Rubruck, from the Crusader kingdom at Acre into the Mongol Empire to attempt conversion ...
Mongol. eMpire. The Mongols depended on settled people for grain, met- als, and woven fabrics such as silk and cotton. To get these products, they either raided cities and towns or conquered them. After 1241 there were no further ...
Without waiting for the tradi- tional meeting to select a successor, Kublai declared himself the next great khan of the Mongols. The empire Kublai took over was the largest in the world. It would grow larger, as Kublai was intent on ...
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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 |