Marco+Polo

Marco Polo was an Italian trader and traveler who became famous for his travels to central Asia, where the extravagent court of Kublai Khan was. He then wrote a book on his travels, called //Description of the World//, that gave Europeans the first look at China civilization and inspired explorers, like Christopher Columbus, to find it. Marco Polo Map of Marco Polo's Travels

Sources: http://www.nndb.com/people/076/000084821/ http://www.freewebs.com/worldtrade/marcopolo.htm

Created by Elizabeth Thompson 11/9/08 Return to Unit 4 Terms