Early_Explorers_Jeopardy_2

Hosted by Mrs. O’Brien

Marco Polo

Marco Polo & Silk

Ibn Battuta

World in 1400

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Venice

What is the name of the beautiful, northern Italian city that used canals as roads and that was home to the Polo family?

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Made him a member of his court

How did Kublai Khan show Marco he was impressed with him?

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Mecca

What city did Ibn Battuta make a pilgrimage to, which began his journey of exploration?

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Leif Ericsson

Which explorer’s journey had the least impact on future exploration?

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Niccolo and his brother Maffeo

Which Polos traveled to Turkey and China between the years 1254 and 1269 before returning to Venice?

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They agreed to escort a Chinese princess to Persia to be maried

How did the Polos finally leave China?

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South: island of Kilwa North: Mongol camp in Russia

What was the farthest south Ibn Battuta travelled and what was the farthest north?

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Vikings (Norsemen)

Who were the only people to know of Leif Ericsson’s journeys to North America until modern times?

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Silk Road

After returning to Venice and taking Marco with them, what route did the Polos take to travel across Asia?

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Wrote a book of his travels

What did Marco do that influenced later explorers such as Christopher Columbus?

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India

In which country did Ibn Battuta stop for 8 years to be a judge in the court of its ruler?

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Ibn Battuta

Whose book of travels was well known in the Muslim world?

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Mongols

What people kept the Silk Road safe for merchants?

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By pulling silk threads from the cocoons of silkworms

How is silk made?

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1. No Muslims 2. Hard time understanding customs

Why didn’t Ibn Battuta think highly of China?

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Christopher Columbus

Which explorer was influenced by the travels of Marco Polo?

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Kublai Khan

What was the name of the emperor who welcomed the Polos to China?

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Fighting between Muslims & Christians led to the destruction of cities along Silk Road

What led to the Silk Road being abandoned?

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Write a book of his travels

What did the King of Morocco order Ibn Battuta to do?

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He made notes in margins of Marco Polo’s book

How do we know Christopher Columbus was influenced by and earlier explorer?

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