1. Marco Polo

2. Marco Polo was born in Venetian Republic.

3. His mother died and his aunt and uncle raised him.

4. Polo was educated and learned the handling of cargo ships.

5. When marco was seventeen his father and uncle set off for Asia on series of adventure that were later documented in Marcos book.

6. Skeptics wondered if his book was based on him in China.

7. Marco polo once had a book.

8. In 1260 niccolo & Maffeo were residing in Constantinople when they fore-saw a political change tyhey liquidated their sets into jewels & moved away.

9. In 1269, Niccolò and Maffeo returned to their families in Venice, meeting young Marco for the first time. In 1271, during the dogado of Doge Lorenzo Tiepolo, Marco Polo (at seventeen years of age), his father, and his uncle set off for Asia on the series of adventures that were later documented in Marco's book. They returned to Venice in 1295, 24 years later, with many riches and treasures. They had traveled almost 15,000 miles (24,000 km).8

10. Marco Polos travels may have had some influenceon the development of European Cartography ultimately leading to the European voyages of exploration.
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11. Upon the Polos return to Italy Venice was at war with Genoa.

12. Polo was once taken prisoner.

13. Polo was finally released from captivity in August 1299.

14. In 1300 he married Donata Badoer.

15. In 1323 Polo was confined to bed due to illness.

16. The end.