2014-15

1. Welcome
Dear classmate and Miss Vasso,
Today the dedication of your valuable time was
aimed at uncovering the life of Marco Polo.
For any questions ask the presenter after the
presentation and in Greek.

2. Marco Polo
Explorer and Journalist (1254–1324)
By student: Dennis Zougras

3. Marco Polo was famous traveler.

4. Who was Marco Polo?
● Marco Polo was an
Italian sailor, explorer
and merchant.
● He was born on 15th
September of 1254.

5. Journey To China
● He travelled to
China through the
Silk’s route and he
introduced the
powder into
Europe.
● Before he came back to Venice, he stayed in Huelva
during 17 years.

6. Journey To China
● When he came back
to Venice he was 41
years old.
● He commanded a
gallery and one day a
war against the
Genoese people was
emerged.

7. Who was Marco Polo?
● They were defeated
and Marco Polo was
imprisoned.

8. ● Marco Polo told to
Rustichello de Pisa
about his fabulous trip
to Cathay (Japan) and
the return through
Malacca, Ceylon,
India and Persia.
Who was Marco Polo?
● Rustichello wrote a book about Marco Polo’s
Trips called Milione.

9. Book Of Marco Polo

10. Marco Polo’s Period
● The trade in Europe was based on the Silk’s Route.
● Here the luxury products were transported.
● Venice was a very important and a powerful city.
● It ruled the coast and the interior of Dalmacia.

11. Silk’s Route

12. Marco Polo’s Period
● Although the
Byzantine Empire fell
in Turk power and
followed it belonged
to the Latin Empire,
Venice continued its
powerful control over
islands and lands.

13. ● It unified all the
Mongol tribes and this
caused the conquest
of China, Asia,
Russia, Irak, Siria and
Anatolia.
● When he dead,he
was replaced by his
son Ogodei.
Marco Polo’s Period
● The Mongol Empire
was goberned by
Genghis Khan in
1206.

14. Genghis Khan

15. First Voyage
● His father and uncle went to
Asia in 1255 and they
reached India in 1266.
● They returned with a letter
of Ogodei for the Pope.
● Ogodei asked for educated
people that teach in his
Empire, to inform the
Mongols on their way of life.

16. Second Voyage
● His father and uncle departed on a second trip, with the Pope’s
answer to Kulai Khan in 1271, but this time Marco Polo was there.
He soon won the favor of Kiblai Khan, making his adviser. After,
Marco Polo became the envoy of the Khan, who gave him various
destinations throughout the years. In his seventeen years in the
service to Khan, he came to know the vast regions of China and the
many achievements of Chinese civilization. When an embassy from
the king of Persia to Kublai Khan requested a princess for the king,
Marco Polo went with her, deciding to return to Venice.

17. What did Marco Polo do ?
● He wrote a book and due it, his trip was the first widely known and
the best documented so far.
● Marco Polo introduced in Italy some products from China like: ice
cream, piñata or pasta, specially spaghetti.
● The book wrote by Marco Polo inspired many explorers and
travellers.
● Chirstopher Columbus himself had a copy of this book on his journey
in 1492.

18. That is one of Marco Polo´s routes.

19. Marco Polo Death
Marco Polo died on 8th January of 1324.

20. The End!!!
More or less what I had to say on the Marco Polo
and his life.
Also Miss Vasso would like to redo such
presentations to surprise more.

21. GOODBYE MY FRIENDS