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MARCO POLO
THE EXPLORER
Who was Marco Polo?
 Croatian born Venesian traveler
 Raised in a Merchants family
 Located at Venesian controlled island of
Yeguselavian national cost
 Got famous after his travel story “The travels of
Marco Polo” in which he claimed to travel China
through silk route
Timeline
Born
1254
Croatia
Moved to
Venice
italy
Visit china
1271-
1295
Death
1324
Venice
Timeline
 1271 his journey towards china begins
 1274 Marco Polo Reaches cathay and meets Kublai khan
 1275 Marco Polo appointed an envoy for Kublai khan
 1280 Marco Polo appointed governor
 1295 returns to Venice
The book
The Travels of Marco Polo
 Marco’s Belonged to a merchants family who has experience in
money, weight and measurements.
 His father Nicolo Polo and his uncle was on a trade tour for nine
years during which his mother passed away in venice
 His father came back after nine years with a story that he met
the messenger of Kublai Khan during his visit to Bukhara
 He came to know that Kublai khan is keen to meet European
men
The travels of Marco Polo
 Nicolo Polo visited Kublai khan who requested a hundred
skilled European men for his empire
 Nicolo Polo returned from China to Venice where he had to
bring back hundred men with him
 Cardinal refused to send men with him where as Marco Polo
was ready to travel
 In 1271 he left Europe and started his journey towards the
Asia
The travels of Marco Polo
 They had enough coins with them and trading experience to
keep traveling
 They travelled through Persia then Russia ,pamirs and
reached china
 Passing through deserts, green lands, mountains ,coasts they
finally reached china
 They were received by “Kublai Khan” with great honor
The travels of Marco Polo
 Marco Polo due to his multiple skills was included in the envoy of Khan
 They observed a great architecture ,underground heating system,
fountains, big surrounding the palace of khan
 Marco also discussed the food eaten by the Chinese including pasta,
spgatii, ice cream
 He showed a civilized culture of Mongol’s who were considered to have
no skills and were renowned as “berbers” in Europe
Kublai Khan honor
Return Home
 Polo left china in 1292 as escort along the way to a Mongol
princess
 When he returned there was a war in venice
 He was captured by the enemies
 He wrote his story in jail
 Further his story got famous when published by famous
writer of that time
“Rustchillo”
Journey Map
Critical Analysis
 Many of the historian believes that Marco Polo Travel story is not true
 The reason behind this is that he cant explain many things of his journey
 He traveled about three years and haven’t faced any bad experience like theft ,
hunger, thirst or any war on his way to china
 The route through which he claimed to travel contain 500th miles long Gobi desert
which was passed without thirst and hunger
 He has not mention the “great wall” of China in his book
Conclusions
 Although there are no explanation of some facts but this story was a great
admiration for the new explorers
 The discoverer of America “Christopher Columbus” also had a copy of Marco’s
book with him during his journey
 Marco’s Book opened a new way for explorer and many followed his footsteps
including Columbus
 The people kept on discovering the new ways and now there is a list of explorer all
the credit goes to Marco Polo who challenged the hidden potential with in the
people to explore
The End

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Marco polo

  • 2. Who was Marco Polo?  Croatian born Venesian traveler  Raised in a Merchants family  Located at Venesian controlled island of Yeguselavian national cost  Got famous after his travel story “The travels of Marco Polo” in which he claimed to travel China through silk route
  • 4. Timeline  1271 his journey towards china begins  1274 Marco Polo Reaches cathay and meets Kublai khan  1275 Marco Polo appointed an envoy for Kublai khan  1280 Marco Polo appointed governor  1295 returns to Venice
  • 6. The Travels of Marco Polo  Marco’s Belonged to a merchants family who has experience in money, weight and measurements.  His father Nicolo Polo and his uncle was on a trade tour for nine years during which his mother passed away in venice  His father came back after nine years with a story that he met the messenger of Kublai Khan during his visit to Bukhara  He came to know that Kublai khan is keen to meet European men
  • 7. The travels of Marco Polo  Nicolo Polo visited Kublai khan who requested a hundred skilled European men for his empire  Nicolo Polo returned from China to Venice where he had to bring back hundred men with him  Cardinal refused to send men with him where as Marco Polo was ready to travel  In 1271 he left Europe and started his journey towards the Asia
  • 8. The travels of Marco Polo  They had enough coins with them and trading experience to keep traveling  They travelled through Persia then Russia ,pamirs and reached china  Passing through deserts, green lands, mountains ,coasts they finally reached china  They were received by “Kublai Khan” with great honor
  • 9. The travels of Marco Polo  Marco Polo due to his multiple skills was included in the envoy of Khan  They observed a great architecture ,underground heating system, fountains, big surrounding the palace of khan  Marco also discussed the food eaten by the Chinese including pasta, spgatii, ice cream  He showed a civilized culture of Mongol’s who were considered to have no skills and were renowned as “berbers” in Europe
  • 11. Return Home  Polo left china in 1292 as escort along the way to a Mongol princess  When he returned there was a war in venice  He was captured by the enemies  He wrote his story in jail  Further his story got famous when published by famous writer of that time “Rustchillo”
  • 13. Critical Analysis  Many of the historian believes that Marco Polo Travel story is not true  The reason behind this is that he cant explain many things of his journey  He traveled about three years and haven’t faced any bad experience like theft , hunger, thirst or any war on his way to china  The route through which he claimed to travel contain 500th miles long Gobi desert which was passed without thirst and hunger  He has not mention the “great wall” of China in his book
  • 14. Conclusions  Although there are no explanation of some facts but this story was a great admiration for the new explorers  The discoverer of America “Christopher Columbus” also had a copy of Marco’s book with him during his journey  Marco’s Book opened a new way for explorer and many followed his footsteps including Columbus  The people kept on discovering the new ways and now there is a list of explorer all the credit goes to Marco Polo who challenged the hidden potential with in the people to explore