cecelia(marco+polo)

=**// Marco Polo ... (CeCelia Gambirazio) //**= media type="youtube" key="RbhtxSvR0uQ" width="173" height="170" align="right"**// per:2 /mrs.berry/ 5/4/12 //**

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Marco Polo was born in venice,Italy in 1254.
=== Marco Polo died in 1324.Marco polo traveled with his father and uncle to China. He was 17 on his first journey to china.He was married to a girl named donata badoer. They had three daughters together. ===

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Marco Polo was one of the most famous Western travelers that traveled on the silk road. Marco also wrote a book called" Oriente Polano" wich told about his journey to china.
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Marco Polos mother died after giving birth to Marco. When his mother died, his aunt and uncle raised him. Marco polo had the appropriate amount of education for a boy with a lot of money. .

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Marco was a shrewd businessman who won the mongol emperor's favor and was sent on a special missions all over the region.When he was in china,it lasted 17years!
=**// Educ ation :   //**= **//Marco polos aunt taught him arithmetics, math,how to read, and write.//** = **//influence on the world://** = = **//People today still read his book.//** =