Share Reading Explorer 8A: An Incredible Journey
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What is Marco Polo's uncle's name?
Maffeo
Who did the Polo family meet in 1275?
Kublai Khan
What city was Marco Polo from?
Venice
How long did the Polo's stay in Shangdu?
17 years
The ancient capital "Daidu", whose streets were "so straight and so broad" was located in what modern city?
Beijing
In Kublai Khan's message system, horse riders spaced every 40 kilometers allowed messages to cover _____ kilometers a day
500
Homes in Daidu were heated with _____ _____
black stones / coal
Marco also learned the secret of asbestos cloth, which is made from a mineral and doesn't catch _____.
fire
Khan gave the Polos permission to return home in _____.
1292
After he returned home, Marco completed a _______.
book about his trip
Name one thing that Marco Polo discovered that was new to Europeans.
Kublai Khan's palace, the straight/broad streets of Daidu, asbestos cloth, paper money, homes being heated with black stones
How long did it take for the Polos to achieve their objective? (how long had they been traveling?)
three and a half years
What animal was used in Khan's messaging system?
Horses
