Marco Polo

Question 1

when was he born

Answer 1

1952 venice, italy

Question 2

when did he die

Answer 2

8 january, 1324 venice, italy

Question 3

what was he best known for

Answer 3

european traveller to china and the Far East

Question 4

who was Poplo’s dad

Answer 4

he was a merchant

Question 5

what was the Silk Road

Answer 5

it was a number of trade routes between major cities and trading posts that went all the way from eastern Europe to northern china

Question 6

why was it called the Silk Road

Answer 6

because silk cloth was the major export from china

Question 7

how long did it take Marco Polo’s father and uncle to bring back the goods directly back to venice

Answer 7

9 years

Question 8

when did Marco Polo first leave for china

Answer 8

when he was 17 years old with his father and uncle.

Question 9

who was the mongol emperor

Answer 9

Kublai Khan. Marco’s dad and uncle had already met with him before and had told him that they would return.

Question 10

how long did it take for Marco Polo to travel to china

Answer 10

3 years

Question 11

what did Marco do on his way to china

Answer 11

he visited many great cities and saw many sites. holy city of jerusalem, mountains of the Hindu Kush, persia, and the gobi desert.

Question 12

how long did marco stay in china and what did he do there

Answer 12

he stayed for many years. he learned to speak the language. he travelled through china as a messenger and spy for Kublai Khan. he also travelled to the far South where Myanmar and Vietnam are today. he learned about different foods, cultures, cities and people. he saw many things and places that no one from europe had seen before

Question 13

what was Marco Polo fascinated by

Answer 13

the wealth and luxury of the Chinese cities and of Kublai Kahn’s court. it was nothing like he had experienced in Europe.

Question 14

what was the capital city of Kinsay like

Answer 14

it was large, but well organised and clean

Question 15

what were some of the new things Marco Polo experienced during his journey

Answer 15

wide roads and huge civil engineering projects like the grand canal were all beyond anything he had experienced back in Europe

Question 16

what were some new animals that were totally new to Marco Polo

Answer 16

orangutans and rhinos

Question 17

when did Marco Polo and his father and uncle decide to go back to venice

Answer 17

after 20 years of traveling

Question 18

what happened a few years after marco returned home

Answer 18

venice fought a war against a city called Genoa

Question 19

what did Marco Polo do when he was arrested

Answer 19

he told stories of his trip to a writer names Rustichello. Rustichello wrote them all down and named the book “the travels of Marco Polo “

Question 20

what followed the fall of Kublia Khan

Answer 20

the Ming Dynasty took over china. they were very wary of foreigners and little information about china was available.

Question 21

what is Marco Polo known for bring back from china

Answer 21

paper an the idea of paper money, gunpowder and noodles

Question 22

what was Marco Polo’s occupation

Answer 22

he was an explorer and traveller

Question 23

who did Marco Polo inspire

Answer 23

he inspired Christopher Columbus

Question 24

what did christopher columbus do instead of crossing the land

Answer 24

he crossed the Atlantic Ocean because he thought it would be quicker. he thought he would end up in china, but he ended up in the Bahamas

Question 25

what did Marco Polo

Answer 25

the compass
paper
paper currency
porceline
raw silk
ivory
jade
spices
noodles

Question 26

what was the most significant item that he brought back

Answer 26

paper because it allowed europeans to invent the printing press a few hundred years later

Question 27

who introduced Marco Polo to the idea of currency

Answer 27

the Mongols