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The Travels of Marco Polo

The Travels of Marco Polo. Global I Honors: Spiconardi. A Spiconardi Rant. Marco…..Polo! Marco…Polo! I HATE THIS STUPID GAME! IT IS THE SECOND STUPIDEST GAME OF ALL-TIME! What’s the first stupidest game of all-time you ask…. Polo!. Marco!. A Spiconardi Rant. The Travels of Marco Polo.

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The Travels of Marco Polo

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  1. The Travels of Marco Polo Global I Honors: Spiconardi

  2. A Spiconardi Rant • Marco…..Polo! Marco…Polo! • I HATE THIS STUPID GAME! IT IS THE SECOND STUPIDEST GAME OF ALL-TIME! • What’s the first stupidest game of all-time you ask… Polo! Marco!

  3. A Spiconardi Rant

  4. The Travels of Marco Polo • At 17-years-old, Marco travels with his father Niccolò and uncle Maffeo to Mongolia • Stayed in Persia for a while before finally making it to Kublai Khan in China • “Of all the races in this world, it is the Persians whose women are the most handsome.”

  5. The Travels of Marco Polo • Once in China, Kublai Khan takes a liking to Marco • Impressed by his grasp of numerous languages • Liked to hear Marco’s stories • Used to get drunk on koumiss together • Kublai Khan sent Marco on diplomatic missions • Marco was appointed governor of the large trading city of Yangzhou

  6. Legacy of Marco Polo • Upon his return to Europe, Marco, his father, & uncle tell tales of their journeys to the East • Unfortunately, Marco is imprisoned after a battle between Venice and Genoa (common in Italy) • While in prison • Marco dictates his stories to a fellow prisoner • Book is written in Old French and titled, Le divisament dou monde • Translated into other languages • Books almost as popular as the Bible in Europe

  7. Legacy of Marco Polo • His book increases European interest in the East • Inspires Columbus; he had an annotated copy of Polo’s book with him on his voyage to the “New World” • Exposes Europe to unknown areas and facts about China and the East, and goods/products/ideas…

  8. Legacy of Marco Polo Not new to many Europeans, but new to Marco; used for heating baths • Coal

  9. Legacy of Marco Polo Gunpowder was used for fireworks and later guns • Gunpowder

  10. Legacy of Marco Polo Precursor to Italian pasta • Noodles

  11. Legacy of Marco Polo Used a relay system. Messenger would ride a letter to a post, where a fresh horse and messenger would carry the letter to the next post • Postal System

  12. Legacy of Marco Polo Europeans found this idea so absurd they thought Marco Polo was lying • Paper Money

  13. Legacy of Marco Polo Quotes • "One of these nuts is a meal for a man, both meat and drink“ I have only told the half of what I saw.

  14. Controversy • Did Marco Polo make it to Kublai Khan & the Mongols? • Many historians say “no” because • Marco Polo does not mention the following in his books • The Great Wall of China • The beverage tea • Foot binding • No Chinese records of Marco Polo

  15. At the end of the day… • What is the most important idea to take away from this lesson? Why is Marco Polo important (regardless if he actually made it to China or not)? • ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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