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Marco Polo's Journeys to the East

Explore the incredible travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian merchant who journeyed to the court of Kublai Khan and brought tales of the East to Europe.0 takes

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01Marco Polo famously served in the court of which Mongol emperor, the grandson of Genghis Khan?
02From which powerful Italian city-state did Marco Polo originate?
03What is the common title of the book that details Marco Polo's travels, which he dictated while in prison?
04The famous network of trade routes that Marco Polo and his family traveled to reach China is known by what name?
05On his famous journey to Asia, Marco Polo was accompanied by his father, Niccolò, and which other family member?
06Approximately how many years was Marco Polo away from Venice on his journey through Asia?
07Shortly after his return, Marco Polo was taken as a prisoner of war during a conflict with which rival city-state?
08While imprisoned, Marco Polo dictated his travel memoirs to which fellow prisoner?
09Marco Polo was one of the first Europeans to describe the Chinese use of what as a form of currency?
10What was the name of Kublai Khan's summer capital, famously described by Marco Polo?