Marco Polo

Marco Polo was one of the first Europeans to travel to China.  Which route did he take?

• He traveled from Europe through Arabia.
• He traveled from Europe through Africa.
• He traveled from Europe through Persia.
• He traveled from Europe through the United States.

Who was Kublai Kahn?

• the ruler of China around 1275
• the ruler of Japan around 1275
• the ruler of Europe around 1275
• the ruler of Mexico around 1275

What was Kublai Kahn's relationship with Marco Polo like?

• Kublai Kahn despised Marco Polo.
• Kublai Kahn liked Marco Polo.

How did Europeans of the time come to learn of Marco Polo's travels in the East?

• through Facebook
• through Kublai Kahn's stories
• through Marco Polo's stories
• through billboards

How do people today know about Marco Polo's adventures?

• An Italian write wrote down Polo's stories and turned them into a book, "The Description of the World."
• An Italian write wrote down Polo's stories and turned them into a book, "The Journeys of Marco Polo."

How did Marco Polo's travels influence Europe? 

• Europeans began to look outside their borders for new sources of trade once they learned of the Silk Road.
• Europeans decided they wanted to stay in their towns and travel very little.

What's another way Marco Polo's travels influenced Europe? 

• Explorers didn't respect Marco Polo, so they continued creating trade routes on their own.
• Explorers depended on Polo's book when planning new trade routes.

Which historical period did Marco Polo's travels inspire?

• a new age of European trade
• a new age of European Exploration