People
He was the famous Italian traveler who wrote about his journeys in Asia and insisted his accounts were true.
Marco Polo
The broad network of trading routes that connected Rome and China and along which the Polos traded is called the ____ ____.
Silk Road
_______ is very expensive and made out of clay.
Porcelain
This person goes to other countries to solve problems.
Diplomat
What did Marco Polo have to cross to get to China
Mountains and deserts.
This ruler of the Mongol Empire employed Marco Polo and developed a special fondness for Marco’s storytelling.
Kublai Khan
Europeans were astonished to learn from Polo's book about what animals
Crocodile and rhinoceros
This word means that you have a lot of something
Extensive
Why did people not believe Marco Polo's stories.
They were too exciting to be believed.
Name the two relatives (family members) who initially traveled the Silk Road and later returned to Venice with exotic goods.
His father and uncle
In 1275 Marco Polo arrived at the summer court of Kublai Khan, northwest of the modern capital city known today as ____.
Beijing
A merchant is someone that?
Buys and sells things
This person is someone that is in charge. The principal of a school is called this.
Administrator
Kublai Khan allowed Marco Polo to leave China if he accompanied _________ to Persia.
A princess.
The imprisoned Marco Polo met this author in prison, who wrote down Marco’s tales; give his name.
Rustichello
This city fought against Venice.
When selling something in another country and you can't understand that language, you might have to __________ the language.
Translate
You use a map to...
Navigate
When Marco Polo was in the navy, what happened to him.
He was captured and sent to prison.
This later explorer studied a Latin-printed copy of Marco Polo’s book while trying to reach Asia by sailing west.
Columbus
After Kublai Khan finally allowed the Polos to leave, they accompanied a Mongolian princess to this region/country before returning to Venice.
Persia
A _____________ is a long trip that is usually taken on a boat.
Voyage
This means to go with someone.
Accompany
Which two Italian city-states competed for control of the seas, a rivalry that led to Marco joining the navy?
Venice and Genoa