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marco polo
A recent biography of this 13th century man is subtitled "From Venice to Xanadu"
Trivia about marco polo
In 1298 this explorer created his "Description of the World"
Venetians called him "Il Milione", man of the million lies
In the Middle Ages, this man introduced fireworks to western Europe
The international airport that serves Venice is named for this explorer famous for his Asian travels
Mr. Peabody & Sherman have to trick Kublai Khan to rescue this Italian traveler from prison
This Venetian explorer was the first known European to visit what is now Thailand & Vietnam
When he returned to Venice from the Far East, he introduced the idea of fruit flavored ices
Imprisoned in Genoa, he dictated an account of his visit to the court of Kublai Khan
An explorer lends his name to this call & response swimming pool game
Through his writings, this Venetian gives us a description of Kublai Khan & his palace at Shang-Tu
Just 17 when he set sail for Kublai Khan's court, this Italian didn't return home for 24 years
In 1271 he left Venice for the Far East with his father & uncle; 24 years later, he finally made it back home
The prose & Khans of vacationing in China were found in this explorer's description of his travels
This European adventurer reported that coal was widely used in the 13th century Far East
Martin Behaim made a globe based on the writings of Ptolemy & this Italian traveler among others
I wrote a book about serving Kublai Khan, but if I hear one more kid scream my name playing in a pool, I'm gonna lose it!
In Eugene O'Neill's play "Marco Millions", he marries a fat, commonplace Venetian
Between 1282 & 1287 this Venetian served as governor of Yangchow, China
This 17-year-old Venetian left Venice in 1271 & met Kublai Khan 4 years later
This Venetian arrived at the Chinese court in 1275 with his father & uncle
During my time in a Genoese prison in 1298, I dictated a detailed account of my Asian travels
In 1938 Gary Cooper discovered spaghetti & gunpowder as this adventurer in the East
When this Italian explorer was a kid, his dad went to China without him; when he was a teen, his dad took him along
This Venetian traveler believed he found the kingdom of legendary King Prester John
This explorer turns up as a character in "A Night at the Chinese Opera"
His travels took him from Venice to Asia & back again (1271-1295); he died in Venice in 1324
His "Book of Marvels" was about his 13th C. trip to the East with his father & uncle (who'd been there before)
Around 1271 the city of Herat, Afghanistan was visited by this famous Venetian
On his deathbed he admitted he didn't tell half of what he saw:A COOL ROMP
Europeans 1st heard of Japan from this man who called it "Zipangu"
Marco Polo,Henry the Navigator,Christopher Columbus
To lessen his reliance on Chinese bureaucrats, Kublai Khan used foreigners like this man born in Venice in 1254
After he returned home to Venice in 1295, he was called "Il Milione", the "man with a million stories"