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Christopher Columbus And Other Great People

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When discussing the major explorers and travellers normally think about people, such as, Ibn Batuta, Christopher Columbus and other great people. But, I have a great tale to tell about a man by the name Marco Polo. Now most of you would think of the pool game when you shout “Marco!” the others call “Polo!” Well it actually relates to the man himself, Marco actually got separated from his family and responded with "Polo" as they called for him with "Marco!" Marco’s early life began without him know much about his dad, who was also a traveller, and his journeys revolved mostly on his journeys to Dadu and his life there, such as, his time serving the Khan or he Journeys around China and his return home. Upon Marco’s return from his journeys he released a book about his journeys, but many critics claimed this was a fools tale, a false journey that he developed as he rotted away within the Genoan Prison. But, on the contrary it is to my belief that his story was proven to be true because, no European had truly known what was east of the Middle east, so they believe that his tale was “bogus”, so to speak, Marco and his family had vanished from Venice for many years, so if they didn’t go easy where did they go, lastly Why would the Polo 's return to Rome in search of what the Khan had Requested if he had never met him. Beginning on Marco’s Early life, He was born in 1254 to a wealthy Venice family, at the time of his birth his father had been in Venice with his mother for the most

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