Name:___________________________
Number:___________AM PM
Marco Polo: In His Shoes
Directions: Pretend you are Marco Polo. You are in jail
retelling the events of your life to Rustichello. Fill in the
blanks below while you relive your journey!
Marco Polo:
My life began in (1)____________ , (2)_____________. This country is
shaped like a (3)_____________________.
My father and uncle were (4)___________________ so they traded and
sold goods with China. There they met the emperor named
(5)_____________________.
Kublai Khan:
(6) Kublai Khan treated my uncle and father
very well
or
poorly .
(circle one)
He liked them so much that he asked them to come back to China. This time
I got to go with them! Kublai Khan wanted more information about
(7)__________________________.
On our travels we followed the very dangerous (8)___________________.
Silk Road Sea Route:
(9) How long would it take me to travel by sea?__________________
(10) How long would it take me to travel by land?__________________
Even though it took longer, I traveled by land due to the dangers in the sea
route. List the dangers sea travelers encountered:
The Silk Road Map:
I traveled from the country of (11)_________________________ to the
country of (12)____________________________ on the Silk Road.
Silk Road Goods:
(13) List some goods at the bazaars and marketplaces that I may have
bought on the Silk Road.
Silk Road travel Video:
(14) Watch this video to get a look at what my path looked like. What
difficulties did I experience on the land route?
You may be wondering if Marco Polo REALLY went to
China.
(15) What do you believe? What evidence did you read to support your opinion?