The Silk Road

Match the following:

• Egypt

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• Italy

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• India

• 
• China

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Marco Polo was an

• Italian merchant

• Italian sailor

• Chinese merhcant

• Italian bandit

Marco Polo was inspired by his ​ (a)   who were also merchants and travelers.

• father and uncle
• cousin and uncle
• father and brother

In China, Marco Polo met the famed emperor ​ (a)   .

• Kublai Khan
• Genghis Khan
• Christopher Columbus
• Qin Shi Huang

Cultural Diffusion is the exchange of ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , and ​ (c)   .

• goods
• ideas
• beliefs
• gold
• silk
• Buddhism
• language

Which of the following foods are originally from China?

• oranges

• pasta

• pizza

• lasagna

Taking the land routes along the Silk Road you had to watch out for ​ (a)   . Taking the sea routes along the Silk Road you had to watch out for ​ (b)   .

• bandits
• pirates
• bad guys
• warriors
• jedis
• raider
• caravan

After nearly two decades of traveling the Silk Road, Marco Polo was ​ (a)   when he returned to Italy.

• thrown in jail
• thrown a party
• captured
• celebrated

Some people referred to Marco Polo's book, The Travels of Marco Polo, as Il Milione or ​ (a)   .

• The Million Lies
• Multiple Stories
• Million Truths
• Million Stories
• The Many Stories
• The Million Truths
• The Million Stories

About how long is the Silk Road?

• 2000 miles

• 4000 miles

• 6000 miles

• 8000 miles