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Marco Polo

Marco Polo was a Venetian explorer and merchant. He was one of the first Westerners to travel through Asia and visit Kublai Khan. Marco Polo wrote “Il Milione” which introduced Europeans to China and Central Asia.

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What did marcopolo get famous for?

Marco polo was famous for venetian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295.

What was Marco Polo's job?

only thing i see online about it is a tax inspector. yay for social studies class making us write about an explorer.

Who built the Piazza San Marco in Venice Italy?

Baldassare Longhena is credited with some of the design of the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy. The Piazza is actually a combination of structures including churches that date back to the early 1700s.

Who was the early traveler to china was?

The early traveler to China was Marco Polo, an Italian merchant and explorer. He journeyed to China in the late 13th century and spent several years there, working for the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. Polo's detailed accounts of his travels in China became widely known in Europe and contributed to Western understanding of the East.

What are things Marco polo saw or dascovered?

Marco Polo was credited for ''discovering the Orient''. Many people had sailed the seas and mapped the areas but he was the one who brought the history of the people and land to the world.

What supplies did Marco Polo take on board?

vehicle- ship as a passanger, feet, and horse back

supplies-hand gun and a cannon on the ship

Did Marco polo introduce tea to the west?

Marco Polo did note tea taxes in his book in 1285, but Portuguese priests and merchants traveling in China were probably the first to bring it back.

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.

How did Marco polo's crew die?

They froze to death and they aslo probably starved to death.