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On the 15th of September 1254 Marco Polo was born. His Dad Niccolo and his Uncle Maffeo were on a expedition in China. Sadly Marco Polos Mother died giving birth to him.

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In 1269 Niccolo and Maffeo came back from China. Marco was 15 and had not met his father before.
They got to know each other and really liked each other.

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Marco Polo left Venice to go on the Silk Road with his Dad (Niccolo) and his uncle (Maffeo) to meet the Mongol empire ruler Kublai Khan.

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Marco Polo reaches China after 4 years of travelling on the Silk Road.

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The Polos left China after working there for 24 years. Under the reign of Kublai Khan. On their  way back to Venice Kublai Khan dies. The Mongol Empire splits up and that calls the end of the Silk Road.

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Marco Polo goes to goal where his cell mate Rustichello a infamous romance writer,writes the tales  Marco Polo tells him of his travels. These travels are recorded in a book called The Travels of Marco Polo.

Marco Polo went to goal because Venice was at war with Genoa. The Genoese took his money and threw him in goal.

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After living a life of adventure and fun,Marco Polo sadly passed away. But his travels are still there in the book,The Travels of Marco Polo.

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Congratulations Georgia! I very much enjoyed your timeline about Marco Polo. You have used your class time productively and made good use of the resources provided. You also included the checklist items. Your drawings and picture selection were terrific and they complimented your text. The chatterpix was very creative as well. I hope you enjoyed this topic of Explorers this term and especially learning about Marco Polo as well as navigating the Padlet App. I enjoyed the many insights you would share and questions you asked to show your knowledge and connection to the topic. Well done 🤩 I'm sure the book, "Travels of Marco Polo" would be an interesting read.