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He was 17 and went with his father to China to trade. His father had all ready been there and was trading with them. He was a Venice merchant so he took his son with him on the trip. Polo stayed 25 years before returning to Venice, Italy. He found silks, perfumes, gunpowder, and spices.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoHe was 17 and went with his father to China to trade. His father had all ready been there and was trading with them. He was a Venice merchant so he took his son with him on the trip. Polo stayed 25 years before returning to Venice, Italy. He found silks, spices, perfumes, and gunpowder .
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∙ 14y agoWe know what he brought back with him and that was gunpowder, fireworks, silk, spices so he must have discovered them.
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∙ 13y agoAsian landscapes, Asian artefacts and buildings and Asian people.
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∙ 14y agoWhen Marco Polo went to China he found many of thing such as Pasta, noodles, ice cream, spices, paper money, gunpowder and printed books.
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∙ 9y agoMen with tails throwing nuts the size of your head, big cats with stripes, gaint lizards that snap, a river of gold and mountains of pure air.
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∙ 11y agoHe saw silk which was a really important thing at the time and also saw Ruby's and sapphires and of course the great Kublai khan
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∙ 14y agohe was looking to get rich
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How was Marco Polo's crew?
The routes taken by Marco, his father, and uncle were overland. It took them 4 years to reach China. It can be imagined in the 4 years that they were treated well in some cases, but may have had problems in others.
What did Marco Polo bring back to Italy after going to China?
Marco Polo brought back thousands of carriages of raw silk and spices and some pasta as well
Was Marco Polo merchant?
Yes, he was merchant who took an extexted trip to China and give the Western world some insight.
What things did Marco Polo take on his journeys?
Marco Polo took 600 men and 16 survived he also took money bags and some kinds of pastas and exposed them all over China he also exposed other languages
What did Marco Polo achive?
a trading relationship with Asia
What are some facts about Marco polo?
he discovered china
How was Marco Polo's crew?
The routes taken by Marco, his father, and uncle were overland. It took them 4 years to reach China. It can be imagined in the 4 years that they were treated well in some cases, but may have had problems in others.
What did Marco Polo bring back to Italy after going to China?
Marco Polo brought back thousands of carriages of raw silk and spices and some pasta as well
What is on argument for why some people believe Marco Polo never went to China?
people did belive but it s ture but he went to china
When did Marco Polo explore china?
1271-1295. Nowadays , much of the history of Marco Polo is in dispute, and some historians said most of Polo's story is a big confabulation. Well, he went '''somewhere''' with his father and uncle for 24 years !We await further developments.
Was Marco Polo merchant?
Yes, he was merchant who took an extexted trip to China and give the Western world some insight.
What was Marco Polo's method of travel from Europa to China?
Ship , horseback , camelback and of course foot - and perhaps some sort of cart ! To find out more about Marco Polo's Journey on the Silkroad , read " In the footsteps of Marco Polo " written by Francis O'Donnell & Denis Beliveu and watch the pbs film of the same name wliw.org/marcopolo
What things did Marco Polo take on his journeys?
Marco Polo took 600 men and 16 survived he also took money bags and some kinds of pastas and exposed them all over China he also exposed other languages
What did Marco Polo achive?
a trading relationship with Asia
Original name of Marco Polo's book?
"The Description of the world" it had many titles, inculding, "The Adventures of Marco Polo" many people thought that Marco Polo's descriptions of China were so elaborate, that his writing was a work of fiction.
What is the country or continents Marco Polo explored?
Marco Polo did not name any countries. He was hardly the first or only explorer to visit the lands that he did. Marco Polo lived in medieval times, and in those times countries as we now know them did not exist. He visited the middle east, central Asia, china, and then travelled back along the coast of china, south east Asia and India. At that time the mongols had conquered huge parts of Asia and china. Marco Polo visited the mongol courts. He stayed longest a the court of Kublai Khan in china. He described his travels in the book that made him famous. But i would like to note that while Marco Polo is the most famous of the medieval travellers, he was not the only one.
What were Marco Polos accomplishments?
Marco Polo traveled to China with his father and uncle over the Silk Road which was an overland route to China. He worked for Kublai Khan, the Mongol Emperor, for seventeen years. He sailed home instead of going overland. He brought back ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain and silk. He told about the Chinese use of coal, money and compasses. He met Rustichello, a famous writer, who wrote about Marco Polo's travels in a book called THE BOOK OF TRAVELS. Marco Polo became famous for his travels through Central Asia and China. His book gave Europeans some of their earliest information about China.
