USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The great journey and tales of riches would inspire other explorers such as Christopher Columbus during the Age of Exploration. In fact, initially Columbus would try to match up the land of America with Polo’s descriptions as he believed he had also reached Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Marco Polo’s description of the Far East and its riches inspired Christopher Columbus’s decision to try to reach Asia by sea, in a westward route. A heavily annotated copy of Polo’s book was among the belongings of Columbus.

Detailed explanation-3: -The story of his journey is told in “Il Milione” ("The Million"), commonly called “The Travels of Marco Polo.” Polo’s adventures influenced European mapmakers and inspired Christopher Columbus.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, Marco Polo brought back the idea of paper money and some think his descriptions of coal, eyeglasses and a complex postal system eventually led to their widespread use in Europe. Marco Polo’s book inspired Christopher Columbus and other explorers to begin their own adventures.

Detailed explanation-5: -Yes. The geographic descriptions within Marco Polo’s book, “The Travels of Marco Polo”, can be followed by explorers even today. While the show represents Mongolia and China well, the actual film locations were in Kazakhstan and Malaysia. Did Marco Polo become a prisoner of the great Kublai Khan?