21. Marco Polo.Explorer An Event in the Life of marco polo. This is a picture of marco polo's expedition.Go to explorer page. Go to Map Page. Go to explorer List. http://www.gi.esu10.k12.ne.us/SDGI/Dodge.dragonweb/Dodge.pages/archive/explorers

Dodge Elementary school, Grand Island, Nebraska An Event in the Life of Marco Polo This is a picture of Marco Polo's expedition. Go to Explorer page. Go to Map Page. Go to Explorer List

22. The Mariners' Museum - Newport News, Virginia Niccolo polo ( b. ? d. ?) The father of marco and a d. 300 BC?) Greek explorer whoestablished trade with England's tin merchants and circumnavigated http://www.mariner.org/age/biohist.html

BIOGRAPHIES OF EXPLORERS AND ASSOCIATED PEOPLE Main Menu Ibn Buttuta : (b. 1303 - d. 1365) Morrocan-born Arab who traveled over Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe in his twenty-nine-year exploration of the Arab world. His journeys were recorded in a book written in Arabic and distributed throughout the Muslim world. John Cabot : (b. ca. 1450 - d. ca. 1499) Italian mariner who settled in England and gained the support of King Henry VII . He sailed to North America and searched for a westward passage to the Orient. His explorations secured a large part of North America for England. Sebastian Cabot : (b. 1476 - d. 1557) John Cabot's son and one of the most accomplished cartographers of his time. The first explorer to search for a Northwest Passage to the Orient. He sailed for Spain and explored parts of South America. Juan de Cartegena : Captain of the San Antonio, one of the ships that set sail in 1519 with Magellan. Attempted to kill Magellan and take over the expedition. He was the ringleader of a mutiny attempt. Magellan had him marooned in Patagonia in 1520. Jacques Cartier : (b. 1491 - d. 1557) Master navigator who discovered the St. Lawrence River,explored the area that became present-day Montreal, and searched for a Northwest Passage.

23. ReferenceResources:FamousExplorers Champlain, marco polo, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Hernando Cortes,Vasco da Gama, Gaspar Corte Real, Henry the Navigator, The Vikings. explorer http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Explorers.html

Reference Resources: Famous Explorers Explorer Sites A Treasure Trove of North American Exploration Accounts of European voyages and explorations to North America, from Columbus's Atlantic crossing in 1492 to the famous trip through the Northwest Passage by Roald Amundsen in 1905. Alphabetical Navigation permits browsing by explorers' names Discovery and Exploration Maps from the Library of Congress Documents the discovery and exploration of the Americas with both manuscripts and published maps. Many of these maps reflect the European Age of Discoveries, dating from the late 15th century to the 17th century when Europeans were concerned primarily with determining the outline of the continents as they explored and mapped the coastal areas and the major waterways. Also included are 18th and 19th century maps documenting the exploration and mapping of the interior parts of the continents, reflecting the work of Lewis and Clark and subsequent government explorers and surveyors. SEARCHABLE by Keyword or Creator Index

24. Explorers explorer Links Lots of informational links to facts and information Ferdinand Magellan,Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet, marco polo, Valentina Tereshkova http://www.kidinfo.com/explorers.html

25. MARCO POLO marco polo was a Venetian (Italian) explorer who travelled through Central Asiaand China. BACKGROUND. marco polo was born in 1254 and he died in 1324. http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/marcopolo.html

MARCO POLO Famous traveller INTRODUCTION Marco Polo was a Venetian (Italian) explorer who travelled through Central Asia and China. BACKGROUND Marco Polo was born in 1254 and he died in 1324. He was an Italian explorer from Venice. His mother died after giving him birth. He was named after an uncle and grew up to be a strapping youth. His aunt and uncle raised him. He learned how to read and write. His father and uncle were both merchants. He was seventeen on his first journey to China in 1271. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Marco Polo travelled to China with his father and uncle over the Silk Road which was an overland route to China. He worked for Kublai Khan, the Mongol Emperor, for seventeen years. He sailed home instead of going overland. He brought back ivory, jade, jewels, porcelain and silk. He told about the Chinese use of coal, money and compasses. He met Rustichello, a famous writer, who wrote about Marco Polo's travels in a book called THE BOOK OF TRAVELS . Marco Polo became famous for his travels through Central Asia and China. His book gave Europeans some of their earliest information about China. IMPACT His information was received with astonishment and disbelief. His book stimulated interest in the Orient. It was widely read. It stimulated trade.

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29. Marco Polo’s Voyage Home @ Nationalgeographic.com Hildebrand, Jesse Richardson. “The World’s Greatest Overland explorer HowMarco polo Penetrated Farthest Asia, ‘Discovered’ Many Lands Unknown to http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0107/feature2/

NGM Site Index NGM Home Current Features Grizzlies Marco Polo III Urban Sprawl Monhegan Island Kingdom of Aksum ZipUSA: Delacroix, LA Online Extra Missed the Press Final Edit Online Extra Flashback Forums Global Getaways Hip Zips Match Wits Postcards Tell Us: The Game Wallpaper Subscribe Archives Registration Contact Us Advertising Opportunities Masthead Nationalgeographic.com Shop Online NGS Publications Index Photography Maps Collectors Corner Committee for Research Expeditions Council Step into the world of writers and photographers as they tell you about the best, worst, and quirkiest places and adventures they encountered in the field Marco Polo III By Mike Edwards Photographs by Michael Yamashita Sailing the treacherous coast of Southeast Asia and India, Marco returns to Venice after 24 years, rich in gems and wild tales of unimagined lands. Get a taste of what awaits you in print from this compelling excerpt. Get the whole story in the pages of National Geographic magazine Uncover In More to Explore the National Geographic told and not written told India WWW Virtual Library webhead.com/WWWVL/India/

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31. Explorers - A To Z Nicollet, Jean Jean Nicollet The Peacemaking explorer at Virtual Museum of New polo,marco (1) marco polo at Images of Greatness, (2) marco polo Travels in http://eduscapes.com/42explore/explorers2.htm

Explorers - A to Z Here is an indexed listing of biography sites for Explorers - A to Z. This is a companion page for the main Explorers page, one of many projects from EduScapes A-B Albanel, Charles: Charles Albanel: Missionary Voyageur at Virtual Museum of New-France Albanel, Charles from The Columbia Encyclopedia Amundsen, Roald: Roald Amundsen at PBS American Experience Who They Really Are! Amundsen, Roald Roald Amundsen at The Great Explorers Roald Amundsen at Canadian Arctic Profiles Amundsen, Roald from Encyclopedia.com Amundsen, Roald at Infoplease Amundsen (1908) from National Library of Canada Roald Amundsen at Great Norwegians Anza, Juan Bautista de: Juan Bautista De Anza: Blazed the Anza Trail at DesertUSA Juan Bautista de Anza .from Discoverers Web Captain Juan Bautista de Anza by H.F. Dobins

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34. Marco Polo marco polo. By Tye. marco polo marco polo was an explorer. Who felt like ahero. Who needed to be believed. Who wanted to adventure. Who feared nothing. http://www.wtisbury.mv.k12.ma.us/projects/bioweb/tye.htm

Return to Biography Index Marco Polo By Tye Marco Polo Marco Polo was an explorer Who felt like a hero Who needed to be believed Who wanted to adventure Who feared nothing Who would have liked to discover more countries Marco Polo By Tye Macro Polo was an Italian explorer, and he found most of Asia. Yes, you probably think I'm crazy saying a pool party game founded most of the world we live in, but there was a real person called Marco Polo. Marco found a lot of Asia, which was not known to the rest of the world. Young Marco was born in Venice, Italy in 1252. His father, Nicolo Polo, was a sea merchant, so it's no surprise that Marco got his sea legs easily. Marco could take days at sea before he came back. Nothing could prepare him for this next journey. One day in Venice, Italy, Nicolo decided to bring Marco on his next trip to China. It took 6 years to get to their ultimate goal, China. On the way, Marco and his dad stopped at Armenia, Russia, Persia, and Macedonia. As an adult, Marco marveled at a number of different Chinese methods, such as coal used for heating, paper money, and many more. After many years away from home, Marco went back to Venice. Unfortunately, a war was going on between Genoa and Venice. So Marco joined the Venetian troops, but he got captured by Genoa's forces. While in prison, Marco entertained prisoners by telling them of his travels. One prisoner liked them so much that he wrote a book about Marco's travels called

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Want to learn more about the world of Marco Polo? Try these activities and reading suggestions. Use the online Image Explorer to review the works of art you've seen on this journey through art from Venice to China. More journeys, through lands of the ancient past to our own modern world, await you in the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum. Marco Polo visited a great many different lands and cultures, most of which with customs, religions, and foods very different from his own. To illustrate the diversity of the countries he visited, find how many different written languages appear on the works of art illustrated in this journey. Open the Image Explorer Seven-Lobed Platter and surrounding the phoenix on the Ilkhanate Glazed Tile ). Strings of pearl-like circles, lotus blossoms, and scrolling vines are other patterns that spread widely. Trace the distribution of these motifs and notice how they were changed by different artistic traditions and use within varying media. Open the Image Explorer Although he is amongst the best known, Marco Polo is not the only famous world traveler who made a remarkable journey at this time.

36. EXPLORER RESOURCES Jacques Cartier; Cartier; Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer; Hernando de Soto; deSoto; marco polo; marco polo; marco polo; marco polo; marco polo; Juan Poncé de Léon; http://www.geocities.com/janp_us/exp_res.html

LIST OF RESOURCES FOR EXPLORER  RESEARCH ACTIVITY Many of the resources listed below are on individual explorers. I suggest that you check all sources not dedicated to one individual as well as checking out the sources dedicated solely to your explorer. Many of the sites on all explorers will give you a good view into your subject. Also, please do a search using one of the accepted search engines we have discussed. I would like for you to include the name and location of the search engine you used to find your own information on your explorer. Please forgive any duplication of sites which may occur in this list. Remember, you may only include pictures in your report if you check them through Mrs. P. first. There is also a great site which you may visit that will lead you to create a very complete research project based on your explorer. The site is called Biography Maker . Click on the link and see how much it can help you! The Explorers of Canada European Explorers in the "New World" Early Explorers Discovery and Colonization of America ... BACK TO PROJECTS PAGE

37. IExplore | History's Greatest Explorers The groundbreaking 24year journey of Venetian explorer marco polo (1254-1324)unveiled a whole new world to Europeans of the Middle Ages. http://iexplore.nationalgeographic.com/res/explorer_polo.jhtml

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38. Peter Lloyd Appearances Gatorade, marco polo explorer Big Idea Session, 2002. Quaker, marco polo explorerBig Idea Session, 2002. Tropicana, marco polo explorer Big Idea Session, 2002. http://www.gocreate.com/Peter/appear.htm

Peter Lloyd Appearances Bio Presentations Appearances The following is a partial list of clients and the kinds of appearances I've made. Client Presentation Year Marco Polo Explorers Think Naked Premiere Contemporary Arts Center Pete No. 11 in CAC's Opening Day Parade Bank of America IdeaSpring idea generation Iams Pet Foods IdeaSpring idea generation Gatorade Marco Polo Explorer Big Idea Session Quaker Marco Polo Explorer Big Idea Session Tropicana Marco Polo Explorer Big Idea Session Pepsi Marco Polo Explorer Big Idea Session Burger King Marco Polo Explorer Big Idea Session Idea generation for Charmin Capital One Marco Polo Explorer Big Idea Session Idea generation for Puffs Above the Trees Creative Animals Safari Cincinnati Zoo Pepsi Marco Polo Explorer Big Idea Session Household Finance Marco Polo Explorer Big Idea Session SolutionPeople Thinkubator Idea generation University of Cincinnati Inventureworks Classroom instruction Iams Pet Foods Idea generation 4th Annual Creativity Camp "How to Think Like a Kid" presentation

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Cette fenêtre s'éteint automatiquement après 90 secondes. N'utilisez que la page d'accueil pour naviguer vers d'autres liens du site Marco Polo. POUR FACILITER VOTRE VOYAGE Oubliez pour un instant vos errances frivoles dans l'hypermonde installez-vous confortablement sous une lumière tamisée et faites connaissance avec MARCO POLO en maximisant votre écran. Choisissez ensuite votre itinéraire et effeuillez ces jolies petites images en attendant leur chargement automatique Déroulez le texte de haut en bas et laissez-vous guider par les pointeurs hypertextes situés aux bas des pages, à travers les escales de votre choix et jouissez pleinement du plaisir sensuel de la promiscuité des mots, des sons et de la chair. INTRODUCTION AU VOYAGE Quelles aventures! Je vous reçois à la prison de Gênes où je suis pensionnaire depuis un sacré bail. Je vous raconte mes aventures et quelles aventures! Parti de Venise avec mon père Nicolo et mon oncle Matteo, nous avons traversé l'Asie passant par le Turkistan et le désert de Gobi. Arrivés en Chine, nous nous sommes arrêtés à la cour de l'empereur mongol Kubilay Khan

40. Marco Polo European explorer marco polo explored China and was one of the first to make contactbetween the West and the East. Discover more about his travels online. http://geography.about.com/cs/marcopolo/

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