This week has been a bit difficult for me because my computer broke after my second or third minecraft session. This was a huge inconvenience because I needed to get it repaired at the PRC and I have no way of knowing when it will be fixed. I have been given a loaner laptop, however, I am unable to access minecraft, which created a large conflict with the progress of my work. I am continuing to do research on Marco Polo's history and am drafting an outline of what I want my world to look like. So far, I have built a castle and a few trees, which is not enough. Being my first time using the game, I have had trouble managing and figuring out how to build. It takes me a while to put my ideas into the game which makes the process much longer, however, I have enjoyed using it as a tool to visualize a world I've never seen. It is a very new and innovative way to study and present history.
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Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant who lived in the 1200s. He carried on the family business and traveled to Asia, a place that not many Europeans had explored at the time. I chose Marco Polo because of his achievements and wonderful accomplishments as an author and explorer. His travels and discoveries have made such an impact in the world we live in today. I find his work very influential, especially as someone looking back at the past and seeing the effects of his exploration.
Before I started building the world in Minecraft, I needed to do some research on what the world of Marco Polo was like. During his travels, the Mongol Empire was in power. The ruler, Kublai Khan, plays a great role in Polo's history. Marco, his father, and uncle, had stayed in Asia with Kublai Khan as their host for about 24 years. Polo is most famous for his journeys across Asia, and the stories he told about an unknown land to Europeans. I wanted to build my world around the scenery and landscape of Kublai Khan's court. |