Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Born Venice, Italy 1254
Died 1324
Spent 24 years of life travelling
Wanted to make contact with people in the East
Travelled from Italy
1. Through Baghdad
  1. and through Gobi Desert
    1. To China
      1. Returned to Italy via INDIA
        To show how India could be reached from China by sea
2. Route known as Silk Road
Guest of Wealthy Chinese Ruler, Kubla Khan
1. Kubla Khan gave M Polo a TABLET
  1. The tablet was a VIP Passport
    1. Got horses
    2. Got food
    3. Got guides
    4. Got places to sleep
    5. Ensure safety on his way back to Europe
Journey home took him 3 years
Age of Discovery -
1. a period of exploration by European Sailors from the early 15th Century that lasted about 200 years
2. Its what Marco Polos travels are called
Wrote a Book about his travels which Christopher Columbus read

Resource summary

	Created by Thakira Stemmet about 7 years ago