HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Michelangelo
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Marco Polo
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John Calvin
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Martin Luther
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Detailed explanation-1: -Marco Polo, (born c. 1254, Venice [Italy]-died January 8, 1324, Venice), Venetian merchant and adventurer who traveled from Europe to Asia in 1271–95, remaining in China for 17 of those years, and whose Il milione (“The Million”), known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo, is a classic of travel literature.
Detailed explanation-2: -Marco Polo is arguably the most famous Western traveler to have journeyed on the Silk Road. As a young merchant, he began his journey to China in 1271 and his travels lasted for 24 years. During this time he became the confidant of Khubilai Khaan (1214-1294). Upon his return he became a prisoner of war.
Detailed explanation-3: -The tradition is that Polo dictated the book to a romance writer, Rustichello da Pisa, while in prison in Genoa between 1298 and 1299. Rustichello may have worked up his first Franco-Italian version from Marco’s notes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Marco Polo promoted change in cultures and revolutionized trading by making many trips to China and Mongolia. He eventually became Kublai Khan’s confidant. Using Kublai Khan’s power and Marco Polo’s trading skills he created even more change like promoting people from the east to come to the west and vice versa.
Detailed explanation-5: -At the height of the Mongol Empire, Marco Polo served Emperor Kublai Khan in China and returned to Venice to write an account of his experiences that would give Europeans some of their earliest information about China.