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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... thirteenth century. Many factors contributed to the rise. 4 Chapter One: Venice, Island City Of Merchants.
Diana Childress. to the thirteenth century. Many factors contributed to the rise of Europe and, later, the United States as world pow- ers. But one key moment in that seismic shift was the day in 1271 when Marco Polo, a bright, curious ...
... century regained little of the lost territory. in 1200 the pope called for a fourth Crusade, but the french and the Venetians attacked Constantinople instead. five more Crusades took place during the thirteenth century, but none ...
... Thirteenth-century Venice was an exciting place to grow up. Just a few hundred yards south of Marco's home were the docks where galleys unloaded cargoes from faraway lands. To the.
... thirteenth- century China. During the Song dynasty (from 960 to 1234 in northern China and to 1279 in southern China), China's population increased rapidly. Official censuses show that it reached 100 million in the early twelfth century ...
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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 |