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Marco Polo
By Emily and Flo
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Intdroduion
Marco Polo was an Italian
explorer who discovered Asia.
Read this slideshow and find out more about Marco Polo’s life.
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Early LifeMarco Polo was born in the year 1254 in Venice,
Italy.
Marco did not go to school but he learned to read and
write in Italian .
His Father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo were
merchants.
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First Job
Marco Polo traveled
from Venice to China in 1271 with his father
and uncle. It took them 4 years to get
to China.photo by wliw.org
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Journeys
Marco Polo traveled to china when he was 17 and asia when he
was 34.
The Silk Road The silk road is not
really a road. It is just a path Marco used it to go from vince to
China and back again.
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Timeline
1254-Marco Polo is born, in Italy
1269-Marco meet his father for the first time
1271-Marco set off to Asia for an adventure
1295-Return to Venice
1297-Went to Prison and one of his prisoners wrote the traveles of Marco
1299-Relised from prison
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1300-Marco got married
1324-Marco dies
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A compass is an explorers gadget.And it is very helpful for finding places. The
earth is a magnet itself. So it faces North and not anything else. It was invented about 247 b.c.
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This is the paper money
that Marco Polo earned when he
got a job in China. Marco
used this paper to travel
around China.