Polo family of Venice
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The Polo family of Venice was a prominent medieval Venetian merchant and explorer family best known for producing Marco Polo, whose travels to Asia greatly influenced European knowledge of the East.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Venetian noble family
ⓘ
explorer family ⓘ merchant family ⓘ |
| activity |
long-distance trade
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overland travel to Asia ⓘ |
| associatedWork | The Travels of Marco Polo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
luxury goods trade
ⓘ
silk trade ⓘ spice trade ⓘ |
| era |
High Middle Ages
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian ⓘ |
| floruit |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| heritage | Italian maritime republic culture ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Age of Discovery precursors
ⓘ
Mongol Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
European cartography of Asia
ⓘ
European geographic imagination of the East ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributing to European knowledge of Asia
ⓘ
early European contact with the Mongol Empire ⓘ producing the explorer Marco Polo ⓘ |
| language |
Italian
ⓘ
Venetian ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspiration for later European explorers
ⓘ
symbol of medieval European exploration of Asia ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Maffeo Polo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marco Polo NERFINISHED ⓘ Marco Polo’s father Niccolò Polo NERFINISHED ⓘ Marco Polo’s uncle Maffeo Polo ⓘ Niccolò Polo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntity | Venetian Republic patriciate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInExploration | pioneers of overland routes to China from Europe ⓘ |
| socialStatus | patrician ⓘ |
| tradeRegion |
Black Sea
NERFINISHED
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Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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