马可波罗的故事.ppt

马可波罗的故事.ppt

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MarcoPolo,马可波罗的生平,Allaroundtheworld,peopleusecompasses,coal,kites,papermoneyandnoodles.MostpeopleknowthesethingscamefromChina.Buthowdidtheyreachtherestoftheworld?

Ah!

Thatsstory!

SitbackandlistentothefascinatingtaleofMarcoPolo.,MarcoPolowasborninVenice,Italy,in1254.Hedidntmeethisfatheruntiltheageof15.Why?

BecausehisfatherandUncleMaffeohadgoneeasttoChinaandmetthegreatruler,KublaiKhanThePolobrothersfinallyreturnedtoVenicein1269.Almostimmediately,theyplannedanothertriptoChina.In1271,theyventuredeast,takingMarcowiththem.Forthreeyears,theytraveledbyshipandcamel.TheirodysseyfinallyendedwhentheyreachedthecourtsofKublaiKhan.,Whenhewas17yearsold,hetravelledacrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfather.,Finally,theyarrivedBeijingandmettheEmperorofYuanDynasty,KublaiKhan,忽必烈,MarcowassurprisedbywhathesawinChina.,Papermoney,“Thegreatestpalacethateverwas”,TheSummerPalace,blackstones,MarcoPolowasawedbytheSummerPalace.ThewallswerecoveredingoldandsliverandtheHallwassolargeitcouldeasilydine6,000people.HewassurprisedtoseeChinesepeopleusingpapermoneyinthemarket.Hewasalsoconfusedbytheblackstonespeopleusedtoburnforfuel.Theblackstoneswerecoal,buthehadneverseenitbefore!

TheybecamefriendsandKublaiKhanaskedMarcotoserveinhiscourt.,HereturnedtoItaly.Alocalwarbrokeoutandhewascapturedandputinprison.,17yearslater,Hemetanotherprisoner,whoisanauthor.Andtellhimallhisstories.,MarcoPolosOrientalknowledgebroughtawholenewworldtoEuropeans.HealsoexpandedthegeographicalandspiritualvisionaswellasEuropeansambitions.HistravelsparkedEuropeansdesirefortheEast,andthetwocontinentsdistancebegantonarrow,Latertheauthorwrotetheminabook-TheDescriptionoftheWorld.,Wasitalltrue?

“IhaveonlytoldahalfofwhatIsaw!

”,Doubt,Thankyou!