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How Did Marco Polo Left Venice

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Marco Polo, a traveler who left Venice in 1271 explored much of Asia and even inspired Christopher Columbus two centuries after his death. First, Polo’s childhood was spent without any parents, as his mother died and his father was in a journey in Asia. Polo would have never been able to travel without his father and uncle, who were merchants at the time. During a journey, Polo’s father and uncle, Nicolo and Maffeo Polo, received an invitation to meet Kublai Khan in Cathay, which is another name for China. When the pair returned to Venice in 1269, they brought Polo along in the journey and left in 1271. They also brought along two priests, because Khan was curious about Christianity and asked for one hundred priests, which they couldn’t have
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