Marco Polo
By: Maddie E.
Marco polo was a venetian merchant traveler. When he was younger he grew up in Venice which was a big trading city. So unlike most kids his age he knew what was going on in the world. It also helped that his family was in the business. So he meet a lot of people.
Marcos brother and his uncle was a merchant traveler . When marco turned 17, him,his uncle,and father went on journey. O n this journey they traveled on the silk road and went farther than any merchant. now people wonder how marco is so famous well, while he was on the silk road he wrote everything down. he wrote things that nobody ever heard of or even thought of. he did not just do this when he was on the silk road he also was in jail and wrote in this journal in jail. marco was in jail because he became a soldier for venice and he fought against the city-state next to venice. after he meet and writer and shared with him his journal. and that man turned it into a book. and everyone in europe wanted to know his journeys. And that is how marco polo became.
Marcos brother and his uncle was a merchant traveler . When marco turned 17, him,his uncle,and father went on journey. O n this journey they traveled on the silk road and went farther than any merchant. now people wonder how marco is so famous well, while he was on the silk road he wrote everything down. he wrote things that nobody ever heard of or even thought of. he did not just do this when he was on the silk road he also was in jail and wrote in this journal in jail. marco was in jail because he became a soldier for venice and he fought against the city-state next to venice. after he meet and writer and shared with him his journal. and that man turned it into a book. and everyone in europe wanted to know his journeys. And that is how marco polo became.