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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The regulations concerning the size of bales of cloth in various European countries fill several pages. Students probably memorized all these sizes because in many ports, bales of cloth substituted for money. The student also wrote down ...
Other Europeans considered them arrogant, greedy, ruthless, and far too focused on commerce. But the Venetians did not let criti- cism from envious neighbors bother them. They were con- fident of their superiority.
MyThs oF The easT: MonsTers, Dragons, anD uniCorns Europeans, however, knew nothing of the great cities and wealth of China before Polo's book. Before the thirteenth century, few Christians from Europe traveled farther east than the ...
With no up-to-date information in Europe about Asia, Europeans learned geography from legends based on the Bible, on other religious writings from the early Christian period, and on historical events such as the ancient con- quests of ...
The letter was a hoax, but Europeans wanted desper- ately to believe in this valuable ally, for Muslim forces were attacking Crusader kingdoms in the Holy Land. What made the letter especially popular was the long description of Prester ...
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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 |
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| 書名 | Marco Polo's Journey to China. 2nd Edition Pivotal Moments in History |
| 作者 | Diana Childress |
| 版本 | 修訂 |
| 出版者 | Twenty-First Century Books, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1467703796, 9781467703796 |
| 頁數 | 132 頁 |
| 匯出書目資料 | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |