EQ #2 What was the Silk Road?

THE SILK ROAD

KEY QUEST. # 1 WHO WAS MARCO POLO? Century he traveled to Cathay? How old was Marco when he left on the journey to Cathay?

MARCO POLO VOCABULARY SKIP 2 LINES BETWEEN EACH WORD 1. SPICES 2. CARAVAN 3. KUBLAI KHAN 4. CATHAY 5. JUNK 6. BANDIT 7. “THE EAST”

1. SPICES SEASONINGS OBTAINED FROM PLANTS AND USED TO FLAVOR AND PRESERVE FOOD. EX: PEPPER, CINNAMON, CLOVES,

2. CARAVAN A GROUP OF MERCHANTS TRAVELING TOGETHER FOR SAFETY THROUGH DANGEROUS LANDS. THEY HAVE PACK ANIMALS TO CARRY GOODS AND SUPPLIES.

CARAVAN

3. KUBLAI KHAN THE CHINESE EMPEROR (RULER)

4. CATHAY THE NAME FOR “CHINA” AT THE TIME OF MARCO POLO– 13TH CENTURY

5. JUNK A CHINESE SAILING SHIP WITH SQUARE LIKE SAILS

6. BANDIT A ROBBER, THIEF OR BURGLAR

7. “THE EAST” (FAR EAST) THE FAR PARTS OF ASIA THAT INCLUDED CHINA, JAPAN, INDIES (SPICE ISLANDS), AND INDIA. CHINA JAPAN INDIA INDIES

MARCO POLO 13 TH CENTURY TRAVELED? TRAVELED TO WHAT COUNTRY? CHINA (CATHAY)

KEY # 1--ANSWER WHO WAS MARCO POLO? 1. AN ITALIAN MERCHANT WHO TRAVELED TO CHINA BETWEEN THE YEARS 1271-1295. 2. HE WAS ONLY 17 YEARS OLD WHEN HE TRAVELED TO THE “EAST”.

KEY #1--ANSWER WHO WAS MARCO POLO? POLO FOUND MANY NEW RICHES IN CHINA AND ALL OVER ASIA. HE TOOK BACK TO ITALY GOLD, SILVER, SPICES, SILK, AND PRECIOUS JEWELS.

KEY # 2 WHY WAS MARCO POLO SO IMPORTANT TO THE AGE OF DISCOVERY?

KEY # 2--ANSWER MARCO POLO WROTE A BOOK ABOUT HIS TRAVELS TO THE EAST. THIS BOOK WAS CALLED “THE DESCRIPTION OF THE WORLD”. EUROPEANS READ HIS BOOK AND GOT EXCITED AND INSPIRED TO FIND AN ALL WATER ROUTE TO THE “RICHES” OF ASIA. “Man was his book terrific! I have a better idea for a route to Asia!!”

EQ # 2 ANSWER The Silk Road was a network of trade routes. These routes crossed over the whole continent of Asia. The Silk Road became a highway for goods, ideas, knowledge, skills and religions. Camel caravans carried riches like silk, spices and jewels from central Asia to India, the Middle East and Europe. Eventually, the Silk Road was connected to water routes in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

THE SILK ROAD

USA CHINA JAPAN MIDDLE EAST INDIA SPICE ISLANDS INDIES