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    Marco Polo was an Italian explorer born in 1254 in Venice who is known for his travels through Asia between 1271 to 1295, one of the first Europeans to do so in the Middle Ages. His expedition started in Venice and traveled through the Mediterranean Sea to the Middle East, then over land through Persia and Iran, crossing the Pamir Mountains and Gobi Desert into Beijing, China, where his exploration concluded in 1295 after 24 years of travel.

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    Marco Polo was an Italian explorer born in 1254 in Venice who is known for his travels through Asia between 1271 to 1295, one of the first Europeans to do so in the Middle Ages. His expedition started in Venice and traveled through the Mediterranean Sea to the Middle East, then over land through Persia and Iran, crossing the Pamir Mountains and Gobi Desert into Beijing, China, where his exploration concluded in 1295 after 24 years of travel.

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    Marco Polo was an Italian explorer born in 1254 in Venice who is known for his travels through Asia between 1271 to 1295, one of the first Europeans to do so in the Middle Ages. His expedition started in Venice and traveled through the Mediterranean Sea to the Middle East, then over land through Persia and Iran, crossing the Pamir Mountains and Gobi Desert into Beijing, China, where his exploration concluded in 1295 after 24 years of travel.

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    Marco Polo

    By Joshua Harris

    Important facts
    Born September 15, 1254 Venice,Italy
    Died January 8th, 1324 at 70 yrs old Venice, Italy
    He journeyed from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295
    He is known for being one of the first Europeans to travel to Asia in
    the Middle Ages

    Expedition

    Marco Polos expedition started in Venice,Italy in the


    Mediterranean Sea to the middle east. They then went
    east on land to Persia (Iran) ,and after that they
    headed through the Pamir mountains and the Gobi
    Desert. Then to Beijing China where his exploration
    ended in 1295.

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