7/4/2023 0 Comments Marco polo the explorerIn 1271, Polo left home with his father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo, and set out for Asia, in hopes of reaching the court of Kublai Khan. Marco Polo wasn’t yet a seasoned traveling merchant when he embarked on his great journey east. Here are 15 things you might not know about Marco Polo. But as amazing as all that may sound, it only scratches the surface of the bizarre and exciting life of the traveling merchant. In the influential work, The Travels of Marco Polo, he outlined the geography of Asia, described the customs of its people, and told tales of life at the court of legendary Mongol emperor Kublai Khan. When he returned from his adventures, he brought back stories that helped introduce Europeans to Asia, and contributed to demystifying the largely unknown continent. Born in the Republic of Venice in 1254, Marco Polo was a trader, traveler, and adventurer, who (probably*) journeyed to Central Asia and China in an era when vast swaths of the world were still uncharted and just traveling to a neighboring town could take you days.
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