Reading Explorer 8A: An Incredible Journey | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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In Kublai Khan's message system, horse riders spaced every 40 kilometers allowed messages to cover _____ kilometers a day

500

What is Marco Polo's uncle's name?

Maffeo

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

After he returned home, Marco completed a _______.

book about his trip

How long did it take for the Polos to achieve their objective? (how long had they been traveling?)

three and a half years

Homes in Daidu were heated with _____ _____

black stones / coal

Khan gave the Polos permission to return home in _____.

1292

How long did the Polo's stay in Shangdu?

17 years

Who did the Polo family meet in 1275?

Kublai Khan

Marco also learned the secret of asbestos cloth, which is made from a mineral and doesn't catch _____.

fire

The ancient capital "Daidu", whose streets were "so straight and so broad" was located in what modern city?

Beijing

What animal was used in Khan's messaging system?

Horses

What city was Marco Polo from?

Venice