Marco Polo "The Travels" is in fact, a biography written by his cellmate Rustichello as Polo spoke about his experiences; therefore, I feel the book is not a good primary source. Today historians suspect that Rustichello may have added some exaggeration that Polo never expressed. However, Polo himself describes his experiences to Rustichello with lots of detail giving his readers an excellent idea of what life must have been like during his time. By describing many of the people, places, and animals, that he has seen, the book further encourages the audience to continue reading the book because they are interested in where Marco Polo will go and what kind of new discoveries he will encounter next. .
I feel that of the many people Polo encountered; the ones he admired the most was the Chinese Women. Marco Polo respects the women and admires their behavior. "They do not keep watch at the windows gazing at passers-by or exposing themselves to their gaze If it happens that they go out to some respectable place, as for instance to the temples of their idols or to visit the houses of relatives, they walk in the company of their mothers" (196). Chinese women also do not speak in front of their elders to prove their respect for them. Polo likes these women because unlike the women he is use to, the Chinese women respect themselves and others. .
In Polo's travels, he talks about many different animals, these animals do not make any sense to people today because we know they do not exist; however, I do understand that Marco Polo is telling what he honestly thought at the time about these species. He tells his audience about his sighting of a "unicorn", which in fact what we know as a rhinoceros. He writes, "They have wild elephants and plenty of unicorns, which are scarcely smaller than elephants. They have the hair of a buffalo and feet like an elephant. They have a single large, black horn in the middle of the forehead"(253).
This is a paper on Marco Polo's life, discovery's, and how he changed the world. Marco Polo was a great explorer. ... Business was not good. ... Marco Polo was born in 12 54, in Venice, Italy. ... The book was called The Travels of Marco Polo. ...
Marco Polo, perhaps the best know long distance traveler, his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo, began the surge of long distance trade and travel. ... They met the great Khubilai Khan, who took a special liking to Marco. ... In 1288, after 17 years in China, the Polo's returned home to Venice. By accident, Marcos travels were preserved in history. ... Marco Polo did not know he was going jump-start the forming of global networks, but perhaps it is better that way. ...
Marco Polo: The Travels Marco Polo, born in 1254, is one of the most famous travelers in the world. "The Travels of Marco Polo" summarizes the adventures Polo experienced across Europe and Asia. ... It can be stated that "The Travels" is a good primary source due to his point of view. ... (Polo 256) Polo at one point describes the condition of Persia's "bad" soil. ... This is a good primary source because Polo gives the reader a sense and idea of how history was formed and interpreted present day. ...
The extract by Marco Polo is a real account of the city of Xanadu as he saw it first hand. He uses 2nd person to describe his findings, which helps the reader to envisage what it is like to be in Polo's shoes. The fact that Marco Polo is a famous explorer comes across as he writes because there are a lot of complex sentences and most of the are declaratives meaning he is clearly describing the images before him. ... " Also the use of abstract nouns and the adjective 'exquisite' here is a perfect example of how Polo has used words to depict passion and surprise. ... There ...
The Polo Families Life If you have wondered where Marco Polo's life started and ended well read carefully because you will be surprised how interesting his life was even though he was just a merchant. ... Marco Polo probably received his education from a typical merchant school but he wasn't poor at all his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo Polo were jewel merchants probably the richest at that time, so don't mistake him for being a poor merchant. ... The Polo brothers did what Khan said so that he would be pleased, so they traveled back to Europe in 1269, the po...
Throughout history there has always been the question of Marco Polo's adventure to China. ... There are so many different views to the question, "Did Marco Polo go to China?" Marco Polo was said to be a great traveler, he supposedly traveled to china in 1271 with his father, Nicolo and his uncle, Maffeo Polo. ... Although there are few facts that Marco Polo did reach China they are very convincing. Certain information indicates that Marco Polo did visit China. ...
Marco Polo Marco Polo was an Italian he lived from 1254-1324? ... Marco Polo had a father and uncle whose names were Niccolo and Matteo Polo. ... Marco Polo had the usual education of a young man of this period. ... We see that Marco Polo was in every way a hero of his time. ... Traversing thousands of miles on horseback on unknown over steep mountains open to bad weather, wild animals and uncivilised tribe men. ...
Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born on September 11, 1917 in the town of Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. ... According to The Economic Legacy of Marcos by Gerardo P. ... Most importantly, Marcos took an active role in improving the major economic thrusts of the government. ... In economic and industrial reform, one of the most important reforms on the economic sphere was the increase in the access of the country's development program to steady sources of international finance esp. during the 1970s. ... Overall, the economic accomplishment of Marcos during his presidency and martial rule were phenomen...
Some reasons as to why Italian merchants traded so much were because they had a large trade-ship fleet, money, and because of a merchant/explorer named Marco Polo. Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy into a merchant family. In 1271, Marco set out with his father and uncle on a journey, along the Silk Road which was an ancient trade route from Rome to China. Marco Polo recorded the details of his journeys in a book titled, The Description of the World. ... After Marco Polo's travels and writings, trade increased between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. ...
