Marco Polo was a Venetian who wrote about his travels in a book called "Il Milione," which is credited with introducing regular Europeans to China and central Asia. It was reportedly Marco Polo who inspired Christopher Columbus.
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Shares the biography of Marco Polo, his travels with his brothers as well as on his own, and his sojourn to China. Also traces the compilation of his book.
http://www.biography.com/people/marco-polo-9443861
Elaborates on the birthplace of Marco Polo, Korcula. Also gives an account of his family and book as well as his role in the Venetian government and works of literature in which he is featured.
http://www.korcula.net/mpolo/
Provides a biographical profile of Marco Polo as well as his brothers, Maffeo and Niccilo, and their travels, as well as Marco's journey to Cathay and book.
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml
National Geographic: Marco Polo
Allows the reader to retrace the journeys of the explorer, learning about the cultures and discoveries of this important explorer.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/familyx/10/marcopolo.html
Contains details about the life and times of Marco Polo and why he was important, the changes that occurred in the world due to his journeys, and other information about him and his life.
http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/who-was-marco-polo.htm
