marco polo in English

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( circa 1254– circa 1324 ) , Italian traveler. With his father and uncle he traveled to China and the court of Kublai Khan via central Asia (1271–75). He eventually returned home (1292–95) via Sumatra, India, and Persia. His account of his travels spurred the European quest for the riches of the East.

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1. The distribution range of the Near Threatened Marco Polo Argali, or Marco Polo sheep, Ovis ammon polii is restricted to the Pamir Mountains, spanning Afghanistan, Tajikistan, China and Pakistan

2. 8 Marco Polo is a renowned explorer/is renowned as an explorer.

3. (Yule-Cordier translation) Volume 1 at Project Gutenberg The Travels of Marco Polo.

4. Marco Polo Direct is the leading European supplier for single use acupuncture needles.

5. b) The Marco Polo II proposal, when reviewed against alternative instruments, has significant intrinsic strengths.

6. Marco Polo Sheep, also known as the Pamir Argali Sheep, are found in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

7. And then the computer can sort of play Marco Polo, and drive down the error close to zero.

8. Marco Polo should set out the strategic road-map for fostering alternatives to road transport in the coming years.

9. Both Aristotle (384–322 BC) and Marco Polo (1254 – 1324) wrote about humans consuming Bentonite clay for health reasons

10. 23 Marco Polo—one of history's greatest explorers, may in fact have been a conman, it was claimed Monday.

11. Formal hostilities broke out on 7 July 1937 between China and Japan with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident outside Beijing.

12. Marco Polo in medieval times Admiringly described the moral qualities and rich traditions of the men and women of the steppe

13. 14 Marco Polo, the legendary explorer famous for his epic journey into Asia, was just a "conman," according to the report.

14. The nearest airport is Venice Marco Polo, 13 miles from Ca' del Cafetier, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.

15. Marco Polo emerges as being curious and tolerant, and devoted to Kublai Khan and the dynasty that he served for two decades.

16. The nearest airport is Venice Marco Polo, 13 mi from Ca' del Cafetier, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.

17. Most of the Marco Polo sheep and ibex are being poached for food, whereas wolves, snow leopards and bears are being killed for damage prevention.

18. Wir nehmen Sie mit ins das hohe Pamir Gebirge Tadschikistans, um gemeinsam auf die stärksten Wildschafe der Welt zu jagen - dem Marco Polo Argali

19. Khunjerab National Park was established primarily as a means to protect the Marco Polo sheep (as well as snow leopards and bharal) living in the area.

20. Marco Polo described Khutulun as a superb warrior, one who could ride into enemy ranks and snatch a captive as easily as a hawk snatches a chicken.

21. Until the early 1970s the Marco Polo Argali was abundant in northern areas of Pakistan, particularly in the Khunjerab and Misgar Valleys around the Pamir Knot, bordering China, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

22. I would like to mention, in particular, the Venetian traveller and merchant Marco Polo, who in medieval times admiringly described the moral qualities and the rich traditions of the men and women of the steppe.