Marco Polo is considered the greatest explorer according to a YouTube video posted by Biographics. Marco Polo was considered a liar, it was hundreds of years until everyone found out every story he told was true.
Marco Polo grew up in a family of merchants. Most thought Marco would join the family business. Unlike most job professions, being a merchant expected to leave home for years at a time. At the time of Marco, merchants claimed they had seen monsters straight out of a nightmare. Human-dog hybrids, fire breathing dragons, and unicorns.
Marco polo travelled to China in search of gold and spices. He and his dad, Niccolo Marco, found themselves ushered into China, at the heart of the Mongolian empire. The leader, Kublai Khan, were fascinated that Marco could speak so many different languages. Kublai sent Marco home to meet with the pope, where he would bring back 100 priests to the Mongolian empire.
Marco Polo and Niccolo returned to China on foot. They pasted the Gobi desert where many people have perished. They returned to find a feast thrown for them, where they could have unlimited drinks. After the Khan had passed away, Marco Polo had to return home. Since they were foreigners and not official citizens of the empire, they didn’t have the same rights as those who were official citizens.
When they went back to Italy, they took a boat. During the war, Marco was arrested and the government illegally seized most of his wealth. Marco was able to hide a few of his gems. He was lucky his books became a best seller, or he might have become broke. Some people congratulated him on his success while others accused him of being a liar. That is his story.