Where was Marco Polo from?
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Venice
He was a merchant.
💡 Did you know? Marco Polo came from a Venetian merchant family and set out for Asia as a teenager.
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Where did Marco Polo's great journey lead?
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China
A journey of decades.
💡 Did you know? Marco Polo spent over 20 years in Asia, most of it in Mongol-ruled China.
At whose court did Marco Polo live?
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Kublai Khan
He reportedly served as an envoy.
💡 Did you know? At the court of the Mongol ruler Kublai Khan, Marco Polo supposedly served as envoy and official.
Which famous book goes back to Marco Polo?
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Il Milione
Dictated in prison.
💡 Did you know? His travel book „Il Milione“ was written in prison: a fellow inmate wrote down Marco's tales.
Which later explorer read Marco Polo’s travel account?
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Christopher Columbus
An early look eastward.
💡 Did you know? Marco Polo's accounts shaped Europe's image of Asia for centuries: Columbus read them too.
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