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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... Europeans finally realized that the Mongols were not the Christian allies they had hoped for. After Genghis Khan's death, his son Ogodei carried on his conquests. In 1237 Mongol armies invaded Russia, seizing Moscow and Kiev. They later ...
Diana Childress. Mongol troops. Nor were the Europeans safe behind castle walls, for the Mongols were adept at siege warfare too. They learned from fighting Muslim armies how to build catapults ... europeans at first confused the Mongols ...
Diana Childress. 28. TaTar,. TarTar. europeans at first confused the Mongols with the tatars, one of the tribes Genghis Khan had conquered, and called them tatars or, more often, tartars. the added r was not accidental. to europeans ...
... europeans to meet Kublai Khan? according to one Chinese source, a group of foreigners visited Kublai Khan in June 1261. a diary kept by a Chinese official at Kublai's court describes them as blond and blue-eyed and says that they ...
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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 |