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Marco Polo
By Emily and Flo
Intdroduion
Marco Polo was an Italian
explorer who discovered Asia.
Read this slideshow and find out more about Marco Polo’s life.
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.
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
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.
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
1300-Marco got married
1324-Marco dies
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.
This is the paper money
that Marco Polo earned when he
got a job in China. Marco
used this paper to travel
around China.