高中英语Unit 2 Sailing the oceans(ppt).ppt

About 700 years ago a young trader from Italy took a long trip to Cathay. Cathay is known as China today. He went with his father and uncle, who had traveled there once before. They stayed in China for about two decades. The young mans name was Marco Polo. He was liked by the leader in China at the time. He knew four languages and traveled around the kingdom for the leader. When Marco Polo returned to Italy, he dictated his story to a writer. He told of the Chinese postal system, paper money, and the use of coal as fuel. James Cook (1728-1779) was the greatest Britain naviga