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3. Marco Polo was born in 1254 in a family of Venetian merchant Nicolo Polo, whose family has been engaged in trade in jewels and spices. Marco was 15 years old, when his father Nikolo and uncle Mateo returned back to Venice from far and long journey. They have been in the Crimea, in the Middle Volga, in Samarkand and Bukhara, in Mongolia. According to them, the Mongolian Empire stretched from the Danube to the coast of Pacific ocean. To be continued

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5. Even China was under the rule of the Mongol Khan Khubilai. Khan hospitably received brothers Polo and when they came back, they had been commissioned to deliver a letter to the Pope, in which he expressed readiness to establish diplomatic relations. China

6. Only two years later (1271) brothers Polo have received the reciprocal letter from the Pope and gifts for the Khan Khubilai. At this time, Nikolo took a 17-year-old son Marco. Thus began the famous 24-year journey of Marco Polo. The way to China was long, it took about 4 years (1271-1275). Mongolia

7. Then, together with his father and uncle he went to Jerusalem. Later, Marko went to China. Along the way, visited the Pamirs, Mesopotamia, Kashgaria. Marco was the first European that reported Madagascar. Jerusalem

9. Choose the right options to complete the sentence. Marco Polo a) is famous for his travelling along the Great Silk Road across the Gobi Desert. b) is famous for his expedition to the coast in west Africa. c) Was the first European who invented the medicine against malaria b) is famous for his expedition to the coast in west Africa.

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