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Marco Polo

Marco Polo. By: Lea and Brittany. Polo Facts. He was born in Venice, Italy in 1254. He traveled to China, Burma, Tibet , and India with his father and uncle. He was made governor of China. He returned from his travels after 24 years. He was taken prisoner in a sea battle.

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Marco Polo

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  1. Marco Polo By: Lea and Brittany

  2. Polo Facts • He was born in Venice, Italy in 1254. • He traveled to China, Burma, Tibet , and India with his father and uncle. • He was made governor of China. • He returned from his travels after 24 years. • He was taken prisoner in a sea battle. • He died in 1324.

  3. It took Marco Polo 24 years to complete his journey.

  4. arco Polo traveled round the world isking his life ourageously exploring new lands ver seas. olo vercame his fears while earning about dd countries MARCO POLO

  5. Abacus ABACUS. Before the Hindu-Arabic numeration system was used, people counted, added, and subtracted with an abacus a forerunner of today's calculator probably invented by ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia. (The name comes from the Greek word abax, meaning "board" or "calculating table.") The Greeks and Romans used pebbles or metal disks as counters. They moved these on marked boards to work out problems. Later the counters were strung on wires mounted in a frame.

  6. PYRAMID ABACUS FOOD

  7. The Battle In 1298, Marco Polo was captain of a Venetian galley that participated in a battle between Venice and Genoa. Marco was taken prisoner by Genoese. While in jail he told a fellow prisoner about his adventures and travels.

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