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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... Whether these polos were of slavic or Latin descent is not known. since roman times, people had been trading and settling back and forth across the narrow adriatic sea. 13 14 the Grand Canal to support a new, larger wooden.
... and uncles in their business. Much of the rest of Marco's education was probably hands on, learning about commerce by working with older rela- tives engaged in trade. a CeleBraTion oF VeniCe Childhood in medieval Venice meant taking.
... trade. When the bells of San Marco announced the decision, Venetians hurried to the piazza (square) to find out who it would be. From a balcony of the cathedral, an elector declared “Messer Lorenzo Tiepolo has been made doge!” The crowd ...
... trade in the East Indies, India, southwestern Asia, and eastern Africa. The seaport at Zaiton (modern Quanzhou) astounded Polo even more than Hangzhou. At this port, about 400 miles (645 km) south of Hangzhou, many foreign ships came to ...
... trading stations. As a result, although Europeans enjoyed a variety of Asian products, they had little knowledge of the countries that produced these goods 23. China's. Major. riVers. the Chang (also known as the yangtze river), 3,964 miles ...
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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 |