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Despite vivid accounts of Eastern wonders relayed by traders along the Silk Road, there was always suspicion in the Occidental mind about whether the fabled bounty of the trade link truly existed. It wasn't until Nicolo Polo and his son Marco returned from their second trip along the legendary route laden with the treasures and innovations that Nicolo had claimed to see on previous journeys that Venetians began to believe the tales. Even then, at Marco's deathbed, a priest came to ask whether he would be willing to confess his falsehoods. "I did not tell half of what...
...This debt ranged from knowledge of wine making to polo and Buddhism but was often paid back in kind. China sent silk, paper, porcelain and gunpowder along the Silk Road. In exchange, astrological findings from its western reaches deepened China's knowledge of the heavens. The principal trade routes lay between 30 and 40 degrees latitude, ensuring that Silk Road kingdoms from the Mediterranean to China saw the same stars and could benefit from shared observations. Manuscripts depicting the movements of the Moon and planets found in Arabic and Indian astronomy, which had been shaped by the discoveries of Babylon...
...caravans snaking their way toward distant and exotic lands, its real and lasting impact upon the civilizations of Asia and beyond is even more wondrous than the wildest tales of its traders. Perhaps it was this aspect of the Silk Road on display at the British Library that Marco Polo withheld from his detractors back in Venice...
...scenery had not always been so auspicious for the women’s water polo team. During spring break, the Crimson undertook a slate of nine games in as many days, three of which took place in California. After taking the first three, Harvard dropped five of its last six, including a last-place finish in the ECAC tournament...
Despite taking six of its first 10 contests, the Crimson struggled to learn the new sets implemented by Russell, who was in his first year at the helm of the women’s water polo team. Harvard’s best win was a 9-7 victory over Bucknell—to whom the Crimson later lost 10-9 in overtime. Harvard’s matchups with ranked opponents were abysmal, as the Crimson lost to Indiana, Princeton and Brown by a combined score...