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Marco Polo travelled from Italy to China along the Silk Road |
1. The Silk Road was a route for foreigners to travel to China 2. Marco Polo was a famous European who travelled from Venice, Italy to China with his father and uncle 3. Marco Polo arrived in China in 1275 and stayed 17 years |
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Marco Polo got a firsthand look at China |
1. Marco Polo was a favored guest of Kublai Khan 2. Kublai Khan employed Marco Polo as a diplomat, sending him on missions around the empire |
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Back in Europe, Marco Polo told stories about the amazing things he saw in China |
1. he described the splendors of Chinese cities and the wonders of Kublai Khan's court 2. He told Europeans about the Chinese use of paper money 3. He told Europeans about coal, the "burning rock" |
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Marco Polo's book gave Europeans their first glimpse of China |
1. Some Europeans didn't believe his stories and thought he made them up 2. he replied that China was even more amazing and the he had described only half of what he had seen |
