Marco Polo was a 13th century Venetian merchant and explorer known for his travels to Asia. He spent 17 years traveling to China and served at the court of Kublai Khan. Upon returning to Italy, he was imprisoned and dictated an account of his journeys, which became known as The Travels of Marco Polo. Though some doubted his tales, his book provided Europeans with new information about the Far East and sparked further exploration.

1. Marco Polo’s Adventures
By: Luka

2. Marco Polo?
Marco
• He was
merchant and
traveler that was
not quite clear
on his journey to
China

3. Defeats and Accomplishments
Accomplishments Defeats
• Met Kublai Khan • Mom died when
• Travel to China young
• Wrote The Travels of Marco
Polo • imprisoned
• Well educated when • Dad gone most life
teenager
• Famous Historical figure • Death
• Traveled safely China • People thought book
• Wrote book in prison was lie + go no
farther Persia

4. No one was sure what Marco Polo’s
birth date was. But he was born in
Venice.

5. These are the travels
Marco Polo took
Started from Venice home
city
Then Sudak on way to Kublai
Khan
Next went to Acre
Next Baghdad
Next Samrkand to Khotan
Next Khanbalik
From there went Yangzhou
to Zaiton
On his way back stopped
Pegu, Gujarat, Hormuz, and
again to Acre
Of course he stopped
Venice.

6. Marco Polo’s Life
• 1254 - Born in Venice
• 1267 – Mother died; cared for by aunt + uncle
• 1269 – Father returned from big journey to meet Kublai Khan
• 1271 – First travel to China
• 1275 – Meets Mongol Leader, Kublai Khan
• 1295 – Returns from journey
• 1298 – Held in prison by Italy
• 1298 – Makes a book which no one believes and is let out of
prison
• 1299 – Becomes merchant
• 1324 – Deathbed

7. Marco in the Army

8. Marco’s Ship

9. Marco’s Early Years
• Born in 1254 in Venice
• Raised Venice
• Mother died 1267
• 1269 Father return from journey
• Not educated until later

10. Marco in Prison

11. Marco’s Late life
• 1295 returns from journey to China
• In trip met Genghis Khan
• Relatives not believe Marco was Marco so not let them in
house
• Finally believes and have feast
• Government made join army
• Venice lost war against Italy and Marco went prison
• 1298 let out of prison and made book
• People didn’t believe book so called A Book of a Million Lies
• January 6, 1324 deathbed
• Priest told him take back million lies but Marco said I only
told half of what I saw.

12. The Leader Marco Met

13. Marco Polo’s death
Marco Polo
• Marco Polo
died in 1323.
He was put
down in bed
because of
illness.

14. What do People Think of Marco Now?
• Some doubt even went to China
• Say only stop at Persia
• Most think book real
• Made no mentioning on tea drinking or Great Wall of
China
• Still can bye the travels of Marco Polo in his book today
• In book said nothing about drinking tea. Chinese
writing, or The Great wall of China
• In China there are no records of a European traveler
coming to meet Kublai Khan

15. The Travels of Marco Polo Book