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Marco Polo

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Where is Marco Polo from?

Italy

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What was his father's job?

Merchant/trader

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When his father and his uncle returned home from their travels they found out that...

Marco Polo's mother had died and had left a 15 year old boy

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What did his father and his uncle decide to do when they came back home from their travels?

They decided to take Marco to China

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How long was their journey to China?

4 years

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What kind of discoveries did Marco make?

He found out that Asians would use hot stones instead of wood to make fire

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What other discoveries did Marco Polo make?

He saw animals he had never seen before? tigers, crocodiles, rhinos

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Where did Marco Polo work in China?

At Kublai Khan's court

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What did the Emperor ask him to do?

Explore his kingdom and report back to him whatever he had observed.

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What did he bring back from China?

Jewels and Riches

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What was Marco Polo amazed by?

The palace walls were covered with gold and silver.

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