Marco Polo: The Man
Where was Marco Polo born?
What is Venice, Italy?
What was the Silk Road?
What is a network of trade routes connecting Europe and Asia
Who was the ruler of the Mongol Empire when Marco Polo arrived in China?
Who is Kublai Khan
What major obstacle made Silk Road travel dangerous?
What are deserts, mountains, and bandits.
What is the Great Wall of China
How old was Marco Polo when he first traveled to Asia with his father and uncle?
What is 17 years old?
Why was silk so valuable along the Silk Road?
What is it was rare, expensive, and highly desired in Europe.
How did Kublai Khan treat Marco Polo?
What is he welcomed and trusted him
What desert did Marco Polo cross in Asia?
What is the Gobi Desert
What family members traveled with Marco Polo on his journey to Asia?
Who were his father (Niccoló) and uncle (Maffeo Polo)?
Name one good traded along the Silk Road besides silk.
What are spices/gold/paper/porcelain
What job did Marco Polo claim to have under Kublai Khan?
What is a government official and/or ambassador
Why did travelers often move in caravans?
What is for safety and protection
What language was Marco Polo's book written in orginally?
What is French
How long did Marco Polo spend traveling and living in Asia?
What is about 24 years?
Did the Silk Road consist of one road or many routes?
What are many connected routes?
What dynasty did Kublai Khan establish in China?
What is the Yuan Dynasty
How long could a Silk Road journey take?
What is several years
Why do people debate the accuracy of Polo's journey?
What famous book describes Marco Polo's travels?
What is The Travels of Marco Polo (also called the Book of Marvels).
Besides goods, what else was spread along the Silk Road?
What are ideas, technology, religion, and disease.
What Chinese invention amazed Marco Polo and the Europeans?
What is paper money
What animal was most useful for Silk Road travel
What is the camel
What is it, increased curiosity, interest, and exploration in Asia