Marco Polo and his travels through Asia
Marco Polo and His Travels through Asia The Question I am asking in my essay is, "Why did Marco Polo go?" I think his reason for exploring new lands is not because he had dreams of conquest, but because he was in fact trying to find a new trading market. Marco Polo was born in Venice, Italy in 1254. His father Niccolo was a prosperous merchant who imported luxury goods from Asia. When Marco was just six years old, his father sailed off to Istanbul(then called Constantinople) and didn't come back for nine years. Marco's mother died shortly after his 16th birthday, just before his father got back from his voyage. Two years later he set out again, this time taking his son. Marco Polo was just 17 years old when he left Venice for the first time in his life . He would nearly be 42 years of age when he saw it again.So the journey to Asia had begun. The first place the Polo's reached was lesser Armenia where Marco had begun to observe new and different kinds of people. He was not always impressed. "In former times its gentry were esteemed expert and brave soldiers but at the present day great drinkers." From Lesser Armenia, the Polo's traveled to Anatolia in Eastern Turkey (then called Turkomania). Here Marco marveled at th
"They probably stayed busy growing rich in many ways" . They moved on quickly to Saba in Persia. He went on many journeys for Kublai. Marco said, " Our Venetian's having now resided many years at the imperial court, and in that time having realized considerable wealth, in jewels of value and gold, felt a strong desire to revisit their native country, and, however honored and caressed by the sovereign, this sentiment was ever predominant in their minds. China was in a state of chaos at this time and needed someone civilized to lead them. "In my opinion, this place has the most beautiful women in the world" said Marco. The Kahn denied him at first because of his love for the Polo family. Luckily, the Polo's escaped without any harm and continued their long journey. " In the city of Mosul, the Polo's saw the finely woven cloth still called muslin today. " The next place the Polo's voyage took them to was Zorzania (today part of Georgia). However, the bandits still went after the large caravan and attacked it murdering many people and others were sold into slavery. The Nestorian Christians that lived there especially interested Marco. About a year later, Marco went on trading missions to Laias when he was attacked.
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