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Marco Polo
Marco Polo &
Silk
Ibn Battuta
World in 1400
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Venice
What is the name of the
beautiful, northern Italian
city that used canals as
roads and that was home
to the Polo family?
Row 1, Col 1
Made him a member of his court
How did Kublai Khan show Marco
he was impressed with him?
1,2
Mecca
What city did Ibn Battuta make
a pilgrimage to, which
began his journey of exploration?
1,3
Leif Ericsson
Which explorer’s journey
had the least impact
on future exploration?
1,4
Niccolo and his brother Maffeo
Which Polos traveled to Turkey
and China between the years
1254 and 1269 before
returning to Venice?
2,1
They agreed to escort a Chinese princess to Persia to be
maried
How did the Polos finally leave
China?
2,2
South: island of Kilwa North: Mongol camp in Russia
What was the farthest south
Ibn Battuta travelled
and what was the farthest
north?
2,3
Vikings (Norsemen)
Who were the only people to
know of
Leif Ericsson’s journeys to
North America until
modern times?
2,4
Silk Road
After returning to Venice and
taking Marco with them, what
route did the Polos take to
travel across Asia?
3,1
Wrote a book of his travels
What did Marco do that
influenced later explorers
such as Christopher
Columbus?
3,2
India
In which country did Ibn Battuta
stop for 8 years to be a
judge in the court of its ruler?
3,3
Ibn Battuta
Whose book of travels
was well known in the
Muslim world?
3,4
Mongols
What people kept the Silk
Road safe for merchants?
4,1
By pulling silk threads from the cocoons of silkworms
How is silk made?
4,2
1. No Muslims 2. Hard time understanding customs
Why didn’t Ibn Battuta
think highly of China?
4,3
Christopher Columbus
Which explorer was influenced
by the travels of Marco Polo?
4,4
Kublai Khan
What was the name of the
emperor who welcomed the
Polos to China?
5,1
Fighting between Muslims & Christians led to the
destruction of cities along Silk Road
What led to the Silk Road being
abandoned?
5,2
Write a book of his travels
What did the King of Morocco
order Ibn Battuta to do?
5,3
He made notes in margins of Marco Polo’s book
How do we know Christopher
Columbus was influenced
by and earlier explorer?
5,4