1. By: Martin

2. 1254 - Born in Venice
1263 -13 years old mom died
1269 - Dad returns long 14 year trip
1271-17 years old leave to china dad
He was trained merchant

7.  Born 1254
 Died 1324
 Born Venice, Italy
 Dad Niccolo Polo
 Kids Fantina, Bellele, Moretta

9.  1254- Born
 1263 – Mom died
 1271 – Go trip China get wealth
 1292 - Want leave have take
princess Persia as well

10.  1295 Return China join navy defend
city
 1298 – War won enemy capture
Venice
 1298- Marco captured with others
 1298- In jail free time write book
Travels of Marco Polo
 1324-Died

12.  1295- Return from China see city attacked
 12985- Join navy fight enemy
 1298- The enemy won Venice captured
 1298- He was captured with others
 1298- Made book time jail book called Travels
of Marco Polo
 1324 – Marco died
 Last word not told half of what you saw

13. SUCCESSES DEFEATS
 Well educated  Dad left most
childhood
 Wrote a book
 Mom died 13
 Traveled from years old
Venice China  Imprisoned long
 Famous history time
 Meat Kublai Khan  People did not
believe went
China

15.  Several titles for book
 Can buy book now
 Well known throughout Europe
 Today some people not believe he go China
 They think not go farther than Persia
 Did not say some important thing that why
some not believe like Chinese alphabet, Great
Wall of China, and tea drinking
 Also no record of him coming in Chinese
records