4. Born in Venice 1254
Mom dies 1267
Raised by aunt + relative uncle
Dad gone 14years
Dad Niccolo Polo
1271 Marco Polo traveled to China with his dad
Father a merchant who traded goods
Marco Polo met Kublai Khan
5. 1254-born in Venice
1275-Marco Polo meets Kublai Khan
1275-1292-Marco Polo explores the Mongol
Empire
1295-Marco Polo returns to Venice
1324-January 8 Marco Polo dies
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7. SUCCESSES DEFEATS
Met Kublai Khan Mom died when
Wrote a book ” Travels 13years
of Marco Polo Dad gone 14years
Traveled to China Went in jail
Dad returned- 1269 1298- becoming sick
Had three daughters Died-1323
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10. Marco Polo died in January8, 1323
Married a girl named Donata
Badoer and had three daughters
Marco Polo caught by soldiers
and put in jail
11. Book written by hand.
In Italy, they called him “The Man of a Million
Travels”
Can still buy book today.
Still doubters in Marco Polo.
Didn’t mention tea drinking, or the letters