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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... church with five domes. The new church, the Basilica San Marco—Saint Mark's Cathedral—contained the remains of the Christian apostle Saint Mark. The church was still being added to when Marco Polo was growing up. It remains a world ...
Diana Childress. splendid steeds were hoisted up over the doors of the church of San Marco for everyone to see. The balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean was tipping westward. Constantinople's star was sinking. Venice's was ...
... church, one mosaic displayed Jesus rising into heaven. a. MerChanT's. eDuCaTion. Young Marco did not attend school—Venice had none. Well-to-do parents hired teachers to tutor their children at home, often with their cousins or other ...
... church. “Stately mansions with their gardens” lined the main street. The most impressive sight was Hangzhou's lake. Chinese poets and artists have celebrated this beautiful artificial lake since the seventh century. Pleasure boats with ...
... church leader in Constantinople in the fifth century. This man, Patriarch John of India, appar- ently wanted to reestablish ties with Western Christianity. Nothing came of the meeting, and modern scholars debate whether John was a real ...
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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 |