
Marco Polo and the Silk Road (History Makers video)
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Marco Polo write the first major account of?
The Industrial Revolution
The Renaissance
The Silk Road and the Mongol civilization
The Crusades
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the profession of Marco Polo's father and uncle?
Soldiers
Artisans
Merchants
Farmers
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did the Polo brothers go on a trading assignment in 1260?
Constantinople
Venice
Paris
London
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the Polo brothers asked to bring back to the Khan?
100 Vatican scholars and oil from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Spices and silk
Gold and silver
Jewelry and precious stones
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the name of the golden passport carried by Marco Polo in China?
ID card
Passport
Páizi
Visa
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the system for ferrying goods between major cities of the Mongol Empire?
The Grand Canal
Khanbaliq
filial piety
Barter system
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Marco Polo catalogued spices and their origins while he was in the Mongol Empire. Why was this of lasting importance?
It allowed his family to sell spices throughout Europe.
It allowed European merchants to mimic China's method of salt production.
It became the foundation of his book, The Travels of Marco Polo.
It became a guide for centuries of European seafarers who were pursuing the spice trade.
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