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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... River, which flows out of Turkey and into Iraq. His subjects were devout Christians, he said, eager to recapture Jerusalem from the Muslims. The letter was a hoax, but Europeans wanted desper- ately to believe in this valuable ally, for ...
... River when he heard of the death. ern Iran and Iraq promised far richer plunder and tribute than Europe. Mongol troops captured the Muslim capital Baghdad in 1258. A grandson of Genghis Khan, Kublai, set out to overthrow the Song dynasty ...
Diana Childress. 30 the Chang River when he heard of the death of his brother, the most recent great khan. Without waiting for the tradi- tional meeting to select a successor, Kublai declared himself the next great khan of the Mongols ...
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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 |