Surprising Facts About Marco Polo
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Date: 2022-12-29
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Rving
I have talked with many who have traveled to the very same place and everyone has a different perspective of what they experienced. I was also told by one gentleman that he enjoyed talking with me as, I had also traveled and understood that what I was hearing was not a travelers dream but, facts from their observation. Some experiences may have been embellished as like any reflection. AKA the fishermen catch. Gets down to 2 people witness the very same event yet, normally as the human mind translates it differently. Even when words are written the, final print has been reworded to create more interest or shorten a overly worded event.
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I have talked with many who have traveled to the very same place and everyone has a different perspective of what they experienced. I was also told by one gentleman that he enjoyed talking with me as, I had also traveled and understood that what I was hearing was not a travelers dream but, facts from their observation. Some experiences may have been embellished as like any reflection. AKA the fishermen catch. Gets down to 2 people witness the very same event yet, normally as the human mind translates it differently. Even when words are written the, final print has been reworded to create more interest or shorten a overly worded event.
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kagyu1
In Tibet, the Karma Kagyu lineage is headed by the Karmapas. The second Karmapa was Karma Pakshi who went to the Mongols to calm them down because they were out of control harming people. The Karmapas wear black hats. Marco Polo refers to the magician Pakshi, who wears a black hat. He was said to have performed miracles to impress the Mongols so they would receive his teachings on loving kindness and compassion.
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In Tibet, the Karma Kagyu lineage is headed by the Karmapas. The second Karmapa was Karma Pakshi who went to the Mongols to calm them down because they were out of control harming people. The Karmapas wear black hats. Marco Polo refers to the magician Pakshi, who wears a black hat. He was said to have performed miracles to impress the Mongols so they would receive his teachings on loving kindness and compassion.
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Ned
Polo did not go from Israel to China simply because Israel did not exist then. Since Hadrian it had been called Palestine.
The Arab Muslims continued to call it so. In the 13th century it was disputed among Arabs, Turks, Mongols, and even Crusaders for a short time.
So, it should be said Palestine, or as the Europeans called it The Levant.
Calling it Israel is historical revisionism.
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Polo did not go from Israel to China simply because Israel did not exist then. Since Hadrian it had been called Palestine.
The Arab Muslims continued to call it so. In the 13th century it was disputed among Arabs, Turks, Mongols, and even Crusaders for a short time.
So, it should be said Palestine, or as the Europeans called it The Levant.
Calling it Israel is historical revisionism.
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Efrain
The problem is that Marco Polo has been put on the same chair as Christopher Columbus when historically both men did travel to those places. In the other hand we also have the Chinese government promoting the idea that Asia was isolated from any exterior influences during that period of time. Is a bit of a sticky situation where historian can't agree.
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The problem is that Marco Polo has been put on the same chair as Christopher Columbus when historically both men did travel to those places. In the other hand we also have the Chinese government promoting the idea that Asia was isolated from any exterior influences during that period of time. Is a bit of a sticky situation where historian can't agree.
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btetschner
I have never read the book (which I really want to read.
Considering there is skepticism still today, there is a good chance that he at least exaggerated some parts of his journeys.
In my experience, people tend to be more unrestrained with lying when there is no reasonable way to verify something is either true or false.
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I have never read the book (which I really want to read.
Considering there is skepticism still today, there is a good chance that he at least exaggerated some parts of his journeys.
In my experience, people tend to be more unrestrained with lying when there is no reasonable way to verify something is either true or false.
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Mr.
in 1259 or 1260, they left Constantinople just before it was sacked. Very odd choice of words. Constantinople was sacked in 1204 by the Crusaders and 1453 by the Ottomans. I assume you mean 1261 reconquest of the city by it's previous Byzantine owners, but this event is never called a sacking.
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in 1259 or 1260, they left Constantinople just before it was sacked. Very odd choice of words. Constantinople was sacked in 1204 by the Crusaders and 1453 by the Ottomans. I assume you mean 1261 reconquest of the city by it's previous Byzantine owners, but this event is never called a sacking.
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tjoyce1971
You forgot to mention that Rustichello was the leading author of King Arthur romances, which were basically the period equivalent of fanfic, so it's not a total surprise that there may be some embellishment in his text, he kind of embellished things for a living.
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You forgot to mention that Rustichello was the leading author of King Arthur romances, which were basically the period equivalent of fanfic, so it's not a total surprise that there may be some embellishment in his text, he kind of embellished things for a living.
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Lizzybearstar
My best friend and myself when we ever go we go shopping together. We always end up getting lost and I'll yell Marco and then she'll yell Polo, but a lot of the times people give us some weird looks every time we yell it.
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My best friend and myself when we ever go we go shopping together. We always end up getting lost and I'll yell Marco and then she'll yell Polo, but a lot of the times people give us some weird looks every time we yell it.
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Shortbaked
QUESTION: CAN YOU GUYS PLEASE DO A WEIRD HISTORY ABOUT WATER PARKS AND WHERE THEY CAME FROM? I can imagine that some ancient civilization from the jungle would slide down a waterfall or something. PLEASE AND THANK YOU
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QUESTION: CAN YOU GUYS PLEASE DO A WEIRD HISTORY ABOUT WATER PARKS AND WHERE THEY CAME FROM? I can imagine that some ancient civilization from the jungle would slide down a waterfall or something. PLEASE AND THANK YOU
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Sandra
Tall tales or the truth? No one knows. I believe that he went where no European had gone before. I am from Arkansas, the state was discovered in the 1500's by Hernando de Soto. Do you have any weird history facts about him?
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Tall tales or the truth? No one knows. I believe that he went where no European had gone before. I am from Arkansas, the state was discovered in the 1500's by Hernando de Soto. Do you have any weird history facts about him?
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Acacia
An interesting topic to look into could be explorers Bourke & Wills & their exploration of the Aussie outback where rescuers were just a day late getting to them & found their dead bodies.
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An interesting topic to look into could be explorers Bourke & Wills & their exploration of the Aussie outback where rescuers were just a day late getting to them & found their dead bodies.
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kirby
Marco Polo may have been telling the truth but Rustichello may have spiced up some of these in the book considering how poor Marco's use of the italian language at that time.
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Marco Polo may have been telling the truth but Rustichello may have spiced up some of these in the book considering how poor Marco's use of the italian language at that time.
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Ismail
Marco Polo, really experienced a lot and seen a lot. Pole, and merchant sailors wrote down what they saw when they witnessed giant flightless birds knows as elephant bird
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Marco Polo, really experienced a lot and seen a lot. Pole, and merchant sailors wrote down what they saw when they witnessed giant flightless birds knows as elephant bird
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David
If the Khan was going to have Marco go and handle various issues in far away towns there was no way Marco would not have been able to speak & write the various dialects.
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If the Khan was going to have Marco go and handle various issues in far away towns there was no way Marco would not have been able to speak & write the various dialects.
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Ganondorf
As an Italian very close to Venice I was expecting much worse. Instead I found a well thought out and balanced video. I cant put more likes, so i comment!
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As an Italian very close to Venice I was expecting much worse. Instead I found a well thought out and balanced video. I cant put more likes, so i comment!
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Paivi
Wow. I didn't know anything about him. This was quite interesting. He sure seems to have done a lot of traveling. I'm pretty sure his life was pretty crazy.
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Wow. I didn't know anything about him. This was quite interesting. He sure seems to have done a lot of traveling. I'm pretty sure his life was pretty crazy.
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Dave
Theres a 50/50 chance Id you ask me because when he said I did not tell you half he might have meant more, or he could have meant less.
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Theres a 50/50 chance Id you ask me because when he said I did not tell you half he might have meant more, or he could have meant less.
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Peepee
It wasn't that the book was COMPLETELY full of lies, yet it also might not necessarily be that every part is entirely truthful. JK
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It wasn't that the book was COMPLETELY full of lies, yet it also might not necessarily be that every part is entirely truthful. JK
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Akram
I was so fascinated by his Adventures as a Child that I got interested in History
That's why im here so thx Marco Polo: )
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I was so fascinated by his Adventures as a Child that I got interested in History
That's why im here so thx Marco Polo: )
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Mande1985
No one ever talks about being a kid and finally learning Marco Polo was a person and not just a game played in the pool.
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No one ever talks about being a kid and finally learning Marco Polo was a person and not just a game played in the pool.
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