Carlton/ 7^th Grade History MARCO POLO BOOKLET QUESTIONS

Please write just the answers on your own paper

1. In what city did Marco Polo grow up ? What country is that city in ?
2. What valuable trade item came from China ? What came from Turkey ?
3. Sailors from ____________made trouble in Marco’s city because they were jealous.
4. Marco’s father’s name was _______________, his uncle’s name was____________.
5. How old was Marco when his father and uncle returned from China ?
6. How far was it from Marco’s city to China ?
7. The name of the ruler of China was ________________, and he wanted the Polos to send back _________________ to him in China.
8. Why didn’t Marco’s father and uncle do as the Khan asked ?
9. Returning to China with Marco, the first land they came to was ______________.
10. How did the Mongol ruler punish the Moslem ruler of Baghdad ?
11. Marco traveled into Persia, the modern day country of _________

where he saw people worshipping _____.

12. Camels were called _____ of the _______.
13. Nogodar was a king of ___________ who had an army of _____________horsemen.
14. How did the Polos escape Nogodar ? What happened to the others in their caravan ?
15. Why didn’t the Polos use ships at Hormuz to get to China ?
16. What made Hormuz dangerous ?
17. In Afghanistan, what did the people consider a great beauty in a woman ?
18. How long did they expect it would take to cross the great desert in China?
19. Who were the people who wore bells that greeted the Polos ?
20. How far away were the Polos from the palace of Kublai Khan ?
21. What gift had the Polos brought to the Khan ?
22. How long did the Polos stay in China ?
23. On his journeys for the Khan, what did Marco see that was used for fuel ?
24. What did the Polos think might happen if the Khan died while they were there ?
25. How many tents did the Khan take on hunting trips ?
26. How did the Polos convince Kublai Khan to let them return home ?
27. How many went with them ?

How long did it take to get to Persia ?

How many survived the trip to Persia?

28. When the Polos returned home, who opened the door?
29. At the great banquet at home, how did the Polos convince their friends they had really been to China?
30. In the war between Venice and Genoa, what job did Marco Polo do ?

What happened to him in that war?

31. How did Marco write his book about his travels ?
32. Into how many languages was his book translated ?
33. What would other explorers discover because of his book ?