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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... China; carpets from Persia; and slaves and furs from Russia. One Venetian trading ship called itself The Whole World ... southern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel). In exchange, Venice earned the right to trade in the principal ports ...
... his grandmother or his Aunt Flora and her husband. 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.
... south to Egypt and across southwest Asia to Afghanistan. Marco later mentioned some of these legends in his book. To become successful merchants, sons of Venetian nobles also learned arithmetic. In 1202 Leonardo Fibonacci, a ...
... 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. Much of this ...
... [southern China] . . . so that the total amount of traffic in gems and other merchandise entering and leaving this port is a marvel to behold.” The port was such a major source of silk cloth in Europe that the English word satin is ...
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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 |