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How does Marco Polo's description support his belief that China had great wealth?
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It would take great wealth to aford a hall big enough for 6,000 guests.
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How does the silk making industry able to create such wealth for China?
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The fabric became popular and demand for it came from as far away as Europe and Africa.
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How did Silk Road help people in different land learn more about each other?
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People from different countries met and traveled along the Silk Road and learned about other's ideas, skills, and customs.
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What new inventions made the Chinease confident that they could safely journey to different countries by sea?
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The magnetic compass
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Compare the journey of Marco Polo with the journeys of Zheng He. How were they similar? How were they different?
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Similar: Marco Polo and Zheng. He sailed in search of trade goods.
Differet: Marco Polo sailed only part of the way from Venice and to China. Zheng he sailed from China to other parts of the world. |
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How did traders go across the Sahara Desert?
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In groups, or caravans, riding on camels.
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