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Marco
Polo
was
born
into
a
family
in
in
Europe
.
He
was
born
in
and
died
in
.
He
travelled
from
across
between
and
.
He
remained
in
for
of
those
years
.
Marco
Polo
travelled
to
China
with
his
and
on
the
,
which
is
an
overland
route
to
,
other
parts
of
,
and
.
The
trade
route
was
called
the
because
it
was
used
so
often
to
trade
Chinese
silk
.
Marco
polo
worked
for
,
the
of
China
,
for
years
.
When
he
left
China
,
he
sailed
instead
of
going
overland
.
He
brought
back
things
that
Europeans
wanted
such
as
(
SICJPS
)
,
,
,
,
and
silk
.
2
family
dirty
Chinese
Polo
MARCO
POLO
RETURNS
TO
ITALY
When
Marco
Polo
and
his
fellow
travelers
arrived
home
,
none
of
their
friends
and
relatives
recognised
them
because
they
had
been
away
for
so
long
.
They
were
dressed
in
thick
,
rough
,
clothing
and
sometimes
spoke
the
language
to
one
another
.
They
found
it
hard
to
convince
people
that
they
were
part
of
the
.
3
storyteller
China
The
compass
people
Europeans
Europeans
Marco
other
experienced
money
Travels
himself
Polo
civilizations
Maro
Polo
was
an
extraordinary
.
His
travels
were
recorded
in
a
book
called
of
.
Many
of
the
stories
he
wrote
about
are
believed
to
be
stories
that
told
him
,
and
not
only
things
he
.
Before
Marco
Polo
wrote
down
his
travel
stories
,
most
did
not
even
know
about
the
great
in
Asia
.
Marco
Polo's
books
gave
a
lot
of
new
information
about
.
His
stories
told
of
Chinese
inventions
like
(
GMC
)
Gunpowder
,
printing
,
paper
and
the
.
4
16th
Travels
Marco
Europeans
Polo
The
European
China
Asia
inspiration
Asia
Marco
Polo
traders
15th
China
surprised
thousands
MARCO
POLO'S
INFLUENCE
ON
EUROPEAN
TRADERS
AND
EXPOLORERS
European
traders
who
read
of
were
to
read
about
the
advanced
way
in
which
the
Chinese
lived
.
His
book
made
more
interested
in
.
Marco
Polo's
travel
stories
encouraged
of
to
find
out
more
about
in
the
centuries
to
come
.
They
wanted
to
travel
to
,
and
the
rest
of
,
themselves
.
In
the
late
and
Centuries
,
Europeans
journeyed
to
explore
other
parts
of
the
world
.
The
new
information
recorded
by
was
widely
used
as
during
this
time
.
EXPLORERS
FROM
EUROPE
FIND
SOUTHERN
AFRICA
Europeans
knew
very
little
about
the
rest
of
the
world
in
.
They
only
began
to
explore
other
parts
of
the
world
about
years
ago
.
The
sea
that
lies
to
the
south
of
Europe
is
the
se
a
6
ideas
Great
Zimbabwe
themselves
Italy
literature
kingdom
European
knowledge
point
Art
African
16th
world
ideas
Greece
15th
Europe
ancient
ideas
Europe
turning
thought
The
Renaissance
is
a
time
in
history
during
which
many
new
were
developed
.
This
took
place
in
the
and
centuries
.
,
and
the
from
were
re
-
discovered
during
the
Renaissance
.
People
all
over
started
to
change
the
way
they
about
and
the
around
them
.
During
this
time
,
many
changes
took
place
in
people's
and
of
the
world
.
The
Renaissance
began
in
and
then
spread
to
other
parts
of
.
These
changes
in
Europe
took
place
at
the
same
time
as
the
at
was
at
its
height
.
The
Renaissance
was
a
in
history
.
The
changes
in
Europe
had
an
enormous
impact
on
the
rest
of
the
world
,
and
on
the
continent
.
7
artists
home
Universities
scientists
power
wealthy
poor
daughters
wives
WOMEN
IN
RENAISSANCE
SOCIETY
Women
did
not
have
in
Renaissance
society
.
The
lives
of
women
did
not
change
during
the
renaissance
.
The
and
of
men
were
often
educated
at
,
but
they
were
not
allowed
to
be
educated
in
.
It
was
believed
that
young
women
could
not
be
great
or
.
8
talents
curious
Italy
questions
interests
thinkers
LEONARDO
DA
VINCI
Leonardo
Da
Vinci
was
one
of
the
greatest
that
ever
lived
.
He
was
a
very
person
who
asked
lots
of
about
the
world
around
him
.
Leonardo
Da
Vinci
lived
in
.
Leonardo
had
many
and
,
and
he
loved
learning
.
He
studied
how
the
human
body
worked
.
He
was
fascinated
by
nature
and
studied
many
plants
and
animals
.
Leonardo
da
Vinci
was
an
inventor
.
He
tried
to
build
a
machine
that
would
help
people
to
fly
.
Leonardo
drew
the
plans
for
a
helicopter
,
bicycle
,
motor
car
and
wrist
-
watch
.
His
plans
were
later
used
by
many
inventors
that
lived
after
him
.
Leonardo
da
Vinci
also
was
one
of
the
greatest
artists
and
sculptors
of
all
time
.
Leonardo's
work
and
his
attitude
helped
to
increase
European
knowledge
about
how
things
work
.
9
sun
modern
discoveries
ideas
Europeans
telescope
science
Geocentric
science
moon
solar
adventures
stars
system
Heliocentrism
astronomical
center
revolve
technology
center
Mathematics
GALILEO
Before
the
Renaissance
,
people
in
Europe
believed
that
the
Earth
was
of
the
.
During
the
European
Renaissance
some
people
used
the
new
knowledge
of
(
MST
)
,
and
to
increase
their
understanding
of
the
planets
,
the
sun
and
the
stars
.
Galileo
used
a
new
invention
,
the
,
to
study
the
(
mss
)
,
and
.
Galileo's
studies
showed
that
the
sun
is
at
the
of
the
solar
system
and
that
the
Earth
and
other
planets
around
the
sun
.
Many
great
scientists
today
say
that
Galileo
was
responsible
for
the
birth
of
.
The
model
with
the
earth
in
the
center
is
the
model
.
The
model
with
the
sun
at
the
center
is
.
The
ideas
of
the
Renaissance
inspired
the
desire
for
new
knowledge
and
.
It
also
helped
create
new
and
ways
of
thinking
,
as
shown
by
da
Vinci
and
Galileo
.
the
scientific
and
inventions
during
this
period
made
it
easier
for
to
begin
their
long
journeys
of
exploration
.
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