Franciscan friar, explorer, and interpreter. Benedykt Polak ((Latin: Benedictus Polonus) accompanied Giovanni da Pian del Carpine in his epic journey as a delegate of Pope Innocent IV to the Great Khan Güyük of the Mongol Empire in 1245-1247 (the first formal Papal mission to the Mongols). He was the author of the earliest important Western account of Central Asia – the chronicle De Itinere Fratrum Minorum ad Tartaros (“On the travel of Franciscan friars to the Tatars”). His other work Historia
Originally transcribed circa 1300 C.E. by Rustichello da Pisa, Marco Polo’s The Travels is an eternal testament to one of the most epic journeys ever undertaken by an individual man. Throughout its seven hundred year existence, however, The Travels has come under intense scrutiny and controversy regarding its authority and truthfulness, primarily due to Rustichello’s status as a Romance fiction writer, the prevalence of hearsay in The Travels, and the length of time between Marco Polo’s actual undertaking
SCRIPT 800-1000 words INTERVIEWER: Hello, and welcome back to My 5, History Alive. Where we bring you live interviews from the lives of the most famous. And today joining me is the widely known traveller and merchant from the middle ages timeline, Marco Polo. Polo is here to give all the insider details to his life and travels, so without further ado, I give you MARCO POLO! (Clap, clap, clap) MARCO POLO: Ciao, mi chiamo Marco Polo. Today I will be sharing my life story! So let’s begin. INTERVIEWER:
world... ... middle of paper ... ...r his travels, Polo became a prisoner of war in Genoa (Genoa was at war with Venice in the War of 1294–1299) between 1298–1299. While in prison, Marco met and wrote The Travels with the romance writer, Rustichello da Pisa. His tale of The Travels was beneficial to nobles, merchants, and evangelists of the time. It enabled them to know their surroundings and take advantage of the new opportunities of trade and religion, etc. Many monumental events have changed
One of the world’s greatest explorers was Marco Polo. Known for his travels to China, the book he wrote about his expeditions, The Travels of Marco Polo, and his sharing of Asian spices, marked him as a great influence in the 13th century and beyond. Italy was not tranquil in the 13th century. Famine spread across Europe because of poor harvests. Crops failed because of seasonal floods. In the winter of 1315-1316, the peasants ate the seeds before they could sell them because they were so hungry
abhorrence of the Aztec culture shows that they had many preconceived ideas, which were too powerful to be overcome by the reality they found, which was far more amazing than they could have ever imagined. Works Cited Polo, Marco, and Rustichello da Pisa. The Travels of Marco Polo. 1926. Schwartz, Stuart B. Victors and Vanquished: Spanish and Nahua Views of the Conquest of Mexico. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2000.