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Travels of the Marco Polo into Asia

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When Polo returned to Venice, the city was at war with Genoa, a neighboring country. Marco anticipated the war and was eventually imprisoned, spending time in jail dictating travel stoied to a cellmate.

Marco Polo's Journey

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Marco Polo's early days

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Polo´s brothers had travelled , setting up trading posts in Constantinople, Sudak, Crimea, and the Mongolian Empire

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He was born in 1254 and his mother died in his youth

Polo's journey to China

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Polo grew up in a family of merchants Niccoló his father and Maffeo, his uncle

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Later, Polo's brother´s went on a new journey, and they brought Marco Polo with them.

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It has beenIt has been thought that Polo travelled along the Northern Silk Road, although the possibility of a southern route has also been thought

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On their new journey east, the Polo family brought letters and gifts from the Pope.

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Marco Polo's descriptions include observations on local customs

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Polo's role in Kublai Khan's administration and his missions to remote regions demonstrate his importance and the trust placed in him by the Khan.