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=3rd Period - Marco Polo=

By: Victor Gomez Date of birth 1254 Location of birth: Venice Parents’ names: Nicolo Family background: Marco Polo dad was Nicolo. His dad and his unclel are sailorsl. He got married with Badoer. They had two daughters named Bellela and Moreta. His mom died when they went to sail the sea.

Date of death: January 8th 1324 Location of death/grave: Church San Lorenzo Education: He learned to read and to write in Italian. He watched people and learned from watching what they did.

Career: He was a servant for Kublai Khan. "He was he leader of the mongols". He went to the sea voyage for Kublai Khan. He went to China and Persia. He went to Constantinople. He was a merchant. He was sent to prison. He had a slave.

Legacy: He had a friend in prison his friend wirote a story about him. The books name was The Travels of Marco Polo. He stayed in prison for 4 years. Columbus had a carried a copy of Marco Polo's book in 1492. Additional/Interesting information: He neet his father at 15 yers old. His book was published when he was 53 years old.

Sources Cited (Marco Polo – 3rd Period)

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