Marco Polo and the Silk Road

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Where was Marco Polo from? Options: China, Venice, Italy, Greenland, Silk Road

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Venice, Italy

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What was the name of Marco Polo's book?

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The Travels of Marco Polo

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Who was Kublai Khan?

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Chinese Emporer

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Why is it called the Silk Road?

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Silk was the most valuable item to trade.

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What inspired the Polos' journey across the Silk Road to China? Options: They were interested in the lands that produced the goods they traded in, They really wanted to try fried rice, They received a personal invitation from Kublai Khan, They wanted to buy the silk directly from China and sell it back home in Venice

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They were interested in the lands that produced the goods they traded in

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The Silk road connected which two continents?

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Europe and Asia

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When did Marco have time to write his book? Options: When he was traveling., When he was in prison., When he was in a war., When he returned home.

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When he was in prison.

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A merchant is a person who...

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buys and sells goods to make a living

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What is an expedition?

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a purposeful journey

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Marco Polo's book inspired later explorers like Christopher Columbus

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True