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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... 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 mathematician from Pisa, introduced Arabic ...
... 1,000 miles (1,600 km) long. It stretched between the northern city of Da-du (called Khanbalik by the Mongols and currently Beijing) and Hangzhou. Along the way, it 21 22 linked the two largest rivers in Asia, the Chang.
... 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 trade. It was “the port for all the ships ...
... 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 (6,380 km) long, is the longest river in asia. the huang (also known ...
... Asia, Europeans learned geography from legends based on the Bible, on other religious writings from the early ... Asian rul- ers, and commoners came to stare. Having seen these odd animals, Europeans found it easy to believe that ...
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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 |