Geography
Marco Polo
Kublai Khan
Historic Dates
Life in the 13th Century
100

Where did Marco Polo travel to?

China

100

Marco Polo saw a unicorn, but it was actually what kind of animal?

Rhino

100

Who was Kublai Khan’s favorite wife?

Chabi

100

In what year did the Polos finally return home?

1295

100

What were the Venetians measuring system based on?

hands and feet

200

Iran used to be called what?

Persia

200

How old was Marco Polo when he went to China?

17 years old

200

How many sons did Kublai Khan have?

47

200

When did Europe start using paper money?

1600s

200

What was an important possession for a Mongolian?

a horse

300

What are the name of the sea's the Polos sailed to get to China?

Adriatic and Mediterranean

300

What did Marco Polo see near the Caspian sea?

Oil

300

Who did Kublai hire to work for his government?

Muslims

300

When was paper invented?

105 A.D.

300

If you lived in China... your house was built out of what?

Bamboo and Wood

400

Where is Mount Ararat located?

Turkiye

400

what did Marco Polo name the sheep in Afghanistan?

ovis poli

400

Which country could Kublai not conquer?

Japan

400

When was Confucius born?

551 B.C.

400

How did Mongols send mail?

pony express system

500

Which city were the Polos trapped in for 3 years?

Bukhara, Uzbekistan

500

Which city did Marco Polo find the best melons in the world?

Shibarghan

500

What was Kublai Khan's summer palace made out of?

white marble

500

When was the first known gun made in China?

1288

500

What products did Venice sell to other countries?

wood, wheat, and salt

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