Marco Polo
What is Middle Ages?
A period of European history from about 500 to 1500.
What are expeditions?
Purposeful journeys
What is Currency?
Coins, paper, or gold used as money and usually varies from country to country.
The name of one of the banker family most prominent in Florence
Medici
What are merchants?
People who buy and sell to earn a living.
Four City-states that were the most important commercial towns by the time.
– Florence
– Genoa
– Milan
– Venice
A group of people traveling together, especially through desert areas.
A Caravan.
Venice produced glass and Milan...
Weapons and silk
Who was Marco Polo?
A young man who traveled from Europe through Persia and on to China.
The year Marco Polo died.
In 1324
The growth of European trade developed this place to keep currency and investments.
Banks
What was Florence know for?
For weaving wool into clothes.
Who is Kublai Khan?
A ruler of China that had his own court.
A network of trade routes that connected China to various parts of Europe and India.
The Silk Road.
Was Italy a single country before the Renaissance?
It was divided into different City-States ruled by wealthy families or Signori.
Where were the goods brought to the Italian ports from?
Mostly from Asia.