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- Marco Polo (6716 bytes)
1: ... captured and taken to prison, where he dictated the book ''Il Milione'' about his travels.
3: ==The first voyage==
5: ...h in his empire, to inform the [[Mongols]] about their way of life.
7: ...ch Marco was said to have been born. Regardless, the Polos gained prominence in Venice and are histori...
10: ==The second voyage== - Hundred Years' War (30012 bytes)
1: ...map of Europe in the [[1430s]], at the height of the Hundred Years' War]]
3: ...d as a province (or a group of provinces) within the Anglo-French unit" that was both battlefield and ...
5: ...and new monarchies. It is often viewed as one of the most significant conflicts in [[medieval warfare]...
8: ...[[Anglo-Norman]] power structure as William took the English throne as William I of England.
10: ...mer kingdom, and personal desires on the part of the nobility to gain wealth and increase prestige. - Venice (22017 bytes)
2: ... (especially the [[spice trade]]) and [[art]] in the [[Renaissance]].
6: ...d [[Amalfi]]). Its strategic position at head of the Adriatic made Venetian naval and commercial power...
8: ...1178, opening a lifeline to silver from Germany; the last autocratic doge, Vitale Michiele, died in 11...
10: ...] rallied to the defence of Venetian sovereignty when it was threatened by invaders.
12: ... Only Venetian ships could efficiently transport the men, supplies, and (especially) war horses. - Padua (12961 bytes)
1: ...ro Riviera: a pedestrian walk along a section of the "inland waterway" or ''naviglio interno'' of Padu...
2: ...s of the [[Bacchiglione]], which once surrounded the ancient walls like a [[moat]].
4: ...ion in [[Shakespeare]]'s play, ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', took place.
6: ==Monuments of the historic center==
7: ... forming the present great hall, the ''Salone''. The new space was refrescoed by [[Nicolo' Miretto]] a...
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