Marco Polo was one of the first and most famous Europeans to travel to Asia during the Middle Ages. Marco polo traveled farther than anyone during his 24-year journey along the Silk Road, reaching China and Mongolia where he became a friend of Kublai Khan. 4
Marco Polo is a well known explorer from venice in Italy. He was Born around 1254 in Venice and he Died January 8 1324 Venice. Marco's uncle and father were successful jewel merchants Niccolo and Maffeo Polo and they were in asia most of his childhood.1/5
The Age of Discovery was a period of time between the 1400s and 1600s,While some argue that it began in 1492 and other says that it began earlier.This time period primarily involved exploration of new Worlds.2 …show more content…
He traveled with his father and his uncle to the Mongol Empire in China.It took four years for Marco, his father and his uncle to reach China.3 In China Khan happily received the Polos. And he got impressed on Marco Polo, his knowledge of the Chinese culture he's quickly learning of language and taking note of the customs. He made Marco tax and gave him a golden tablet so he could travel around safely. Because of this he sent Marco to places that had never been explored before by europeans. Marco polo got impressed by what he saw in Khan's court they had paper currency, coal and postal