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Marco Polo
Early Explorer!
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Written by: Reyan Lee, Emily Hsu, Jayden Oh & Aiyanna Wooten
Table of Contents
Origin_________________________________page 4-5 Who is he?______________________________page 6-7 What was he looking for/what did he nd______page 8-11 Bibliography_____________________________page 12-13
Origin
L! L! Ll! ! L! L! was born in Venice, Italy in ! 1254. His family had tradedLwith the ! Middle East for a long period L! of time
and had become considerably wealthy. His father and uncle, Niccol and Maffeo Polo, left to go on an adventure when Marco was about 6.!
Who Was He? L L Marco Polo was a merchant from L Venice. He learned the mercantile trade from his dad and L uncle, who met Kublai Khan, an emperor in Asia.! L H J H H H 6
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Marco Polo, his father and his uncle's trading route took them from Venice to Asia.!
What He Found
JFK! JFK! Jj! Jam! Marco Polo and his father and Jj! uncle stayed in China and served Ja! in the Great Khan's court for 17 J! years. They were given many ! jewels and gold. During their J! voyage, Marco Polo saw and ! ! learned many new things. Marco J! wrote a book about his journey, K! K,kk! THE TRAVELS OF MARCO
POLO. This book gave many people a chance to hear about other lands.!
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