Encyclopedia biography marco polo explorer

Marco Polo was born in 1254 and died on January 8, 1324. He was an Italiantrader and explorer. He was one of the first Europeans to explore Central Asia and East Asia. Many other explorers, including Christopher Columbus, looked up to him. He spoke four languages.^[1]

Marco Polo was known for the book, Travels of Marco Polo, where he talked about Asia.

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Early life

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Marco Polo was born in Korchula Croatia close to Dubrovnik, once called Ragusa ^[2]one of the most successful trading cities. All under the Venetian Empire at one time. Marco was a Croatian man. ^[3] Polo's mother died when he was very young and he was raised by his aunt and uncle.

His father and uncle returned from their Silk Road travels when Marco was about 15 years old.

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Two years later, the three of them started their journey to Cathay (China). His family were well-known merchants, not explorers. He learned about writing, reading, and arithmeti