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What is the name of the beautiful, northern Italian city that used canals as
roads and that was home to the Polo family?
Venice
1,2
How did Kublai Khan show Marcohe was impressed with him?
Made him a member of his court
1,3
What city did Ibn Battuta make a pilgrimage to, which
began his journey of exploration?
Mecca
1,4
Which explorer’s journey had the least impact
on future exploration?
Leif Ericsson
2,1
Which Polos traveled to Turkey and China between the years
1254 and 1269 before returning to Venice?
Niccolo and his brother Maffeo
2,2
How did the Polos finally leaveChina?
They agreed to escort a Chinese princess to Persia to be maried
2,3
What was the farthest south Ibn Battuta travelled
and what was the farthest north?
South: island of Kilwa North: Mongol camp in Russia
2,4
Who were the only people to know of
Leif Ericsson’s journeys to North America until
modern times?
Vikings (Norsemen)
3,1
After returning to Venice and taking Marco with them, what
route did the Polos take to travel across Asia?
Silk Road
3,2
What did Marco do that influenced later explorers
such as ChristopherColumbus?
Wrote a book of his travels
3,3
In which country did Ibn Battuta stop for 8 years to be a
judge in the court of its ruler?
India
3,4
Whose book of travels was well known in the
Muslim world?
Ibn Battuta
4,1
Mongols
What people kept the SilkRoad safe for merchants?
4,2
How is silk made?
By pulling silk threads from the cocoons of silkworms
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Why didn’t Ibn Battuta think highly of China?
1. No Muslims 2. Hard time understanding customs
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Which explorer was influenced by the travels of Marco Polo?
Christopher Columbus
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What was the name of the emperor who welcomed the
Polos to China?
Kublai Khan
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What led to the Silk Road being abandoned?
Fighting between Muslims & Christians led to the destruction of cities along Silk Road
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What did the King of Morocco order Ibn Battuta to do?
Write a book of his travels
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How do we know Christopher Columbus was influenced by and earlier explorer?
He made notes in margins of Marco Polo’s book