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Marco Polo.(Carnets de route)
Marco Polo était un navigateur et explorateur italien, probablement né à Venise vers 1254. Il est l'un des plus célèbres Occidentaux qui aient voyagé sur la Route de la Soie. Malgré le caractère périlleux de ses voyages, il s'en est toujours sorti sain et sauf. Marco Polo était un voyageur dans l'âme, multipliant les destinations et ne s'accordant que de brefs repos, jusqu'à atteindre la Chine. Très cultivé, sachant parler quatre langues et doté d'un sens aigu de la diplomatie, Marco Polo sut obtenir les faveurs de l'empereur chinois Kublai Khan. Pendant 17 ans, il travailla à la cour de l'empereur, qui lui assigna des fonctions administratives à travers la Chine. Ces années passées en Chine lui ont permis d'enrichir ses connaissances et sa culture. Cependant, Kublai Khan devenant plus fragile avec l'âge, Marco Polo estima plus sage de rentrer à Venise, dans la crainte que ...
- Beijing, Oct 8 (PTI) Aerial photography has helped Chinese archaeologists shed...
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. October 8, 2005 700+ words
...Xuanadu) by explorer Marco Polo some 700 years ago has...under the command of Kublai Khan who was enthroned there...dynasty. According to Marco Polo's 'Travel Notes...city. According to Marco Polo's Notes, a wide road...
- The lure of Xanadu: ever since Marco Polo first told the story of his visit to...
- Magazine article from: Geographical Rogerson, Barnaby May 1, 2004 700+ words
...map of the mind than that itinerary of trading cities, through which, like whispers, run the most extraordinary tales. Marco Polo was the first to report on the tale of the old man of the mountains and the castles of the assassin. Later travellers would...
- At work for the Khan.(Kublai Khan)
- Magazine article from: Calliope Orr, Rachel April 1, 2009 700+ words
...Venice in 1271, Marco Polo knew the 5,000...great Mongol leader Kublai Khan, the perils would...Mongol Empire home to Kublai Khan. And, because of...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Marco Polo on meeting Kublai Khan: The [Polos] knelt...
- The most powerful man in history.("Kublai Khan: The Mongol King Who Remade...
- Magazine article from: Geographical Herron, Mick July 1, 2006 700+ words
Kublai Khan: The Mongol King Who Remade China by John Man Bantam Press, hb, pp384...linking of East and West promising a 'highway into Christian Europe'. Kublai Khan, the subject of John Man's new book, was Genghis's grandson, and...
- From Confucius to Kublai Khan: Music and Poetics Through the Centuries.
- Magazine article from: Notes Waterhouse, David September 1, 1994 700+ words
...advertised time period, since she begins with the third millennium B.C.E., and in the penultimate chapter goes straight past Kublai Khan (or Qubilai Khan, 1215-1294) down to the present day. Only a few of the book's failings can be indicated here. It...
- A stunning do did Kublai Khan decree.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 11, 2004 700+ words
...diseases." Jumbo owner Stanley Ho Hung-sun sponsored the food, Richemont the drinks and Shanghai Tang helped create Kublai Khan's paradise and put on a fashion show highlighting its "Nomads of China" autumn/winter 2004 collection.
- Shogun: Warlord Edition - New enhanced version lets you invade Japan as Kublai...
- Magazine article from: Computer Gaming World Dykes, Alan July 7, 2001 700+ words
...Japanese warlords who achieved temporary control of the country in the 16th and 17th centuries. The fourth campaign focuses on Kublai Khan's attempted invasion of Japan in the 13th century. The Mongols were defeated when they landed on Japanese soil, and although...
- Marco Polo.(Brief article)(Biography)
- Magazine article from: Earth Focus One Planet-One Community Robbiati, Fabio June 22, 2005 700+ words
...diplomatic skills, Marco Polo found approval from the Chinese Emperor, Kublai Khan. For seventeen years...culture. However, with Kublai Khan's increasing age...With much regret, Kublai Khan allowed Marco Polo to return to Venice...
- Polo maze.(ACTIVITY)(Marco Polo)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Calliope Baker, Jennifer P. April 1, 2009 700+ words
Can you find your way through this maze, from Marco Polo's house to Kublai Khan's court. Let the 21 letters guide you, but be careful: Only 9 of them are real clues, and each represents the initial letter...
- Enjoying mie, following Marco Polo's footsteps.
- Newspaper article from: Jakarta Post July 9, 2006 700+ words
...food prepared by local cooks. Marco Polo first thought that their hosts...served wet long strands of wheat. Marco Polo and his uncles were not the only...becoming a distinguished advisor to Kublai Khan, Marco Polo made many journeys for the emperor...
