Marco Polo was from Venice, Italy. In 1271, at age 17, Marco went on a trip with his father and uncle to China. Today people often travel to different places around the world. But it was very hard for people from Europe to visit China then. After three and a half years, the Polos reached China on 1275. While he was there, Marco Polo worked for Kublai Khan, the emperor of China. He was able to learn and experience many things that were new to Europeans. In his diary, he wrote, "Kublai Khan's palace is the greatest I've ever seen. The streets of the new capital. Daidu, are so straight and so wide." Paper money also took him by surprise, since it was not yet in use in the West at that time. Homes were heated with "black stones... which burn like wood." These stones were coal, and most of the Europeans knew little about it then. After 17 years in China, Marco and his family finally returned to Venice in 1292. After he returned home, Marco completed a book about his trip, full of facts about his wonderful experiences in China. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Where was Marco Polo from?
2. Where was Marco Polo born?
3. Where did Marco Polo come from?
Q2:
1. What country was Marco Polo from?
2. What country was Marco Polo born in?
3. Marco Polo came from what country?
Q3:
1. Where did Marco Polo go on a trip to?
2. Marco Polo visited what place on a trip?
3. What country did Marco Polo travel to?
Q4:
1. Who did Marco Polo travel with to China?
2. Who accompanied Marco Polo on his trip to China?
3. Who did Marco Polo take a trip with?
Q5:
1. When did Marco Polo and his father and uncle take the trip?
2. In what year did Marco Polo travel to China?
3. When did Marco Polo visit China?
Q6:
1. How old was Marco Polo when he traveled to China?
2. What was Marco Polo's age when he went on a trip to China with his father and uncle?
3. While going to visit China, how old was Marco Polo?
Q7:
1. Was it easy for people to go to China?
2. In 1271, was traveling to China easy for people?
3. Around the time that Marco Polo went to China, was it easy for people to do so?
Q8:
1. How long did it take Marco Polo and his relatives to reach China?
2. How long did Marco Polo's journey to China take?
3. How much time did it take Marco Polo to get to China?
Q9:
1. How long did Marco Polo stay in China?
2. How many years did Marco Polo spend in China?
3. Marco Polo and his father and uncle spent how long in China?
Q10:
1. Did Marco Polo work in China?
2. Did Marco Polo take up a job in China?
3. Was Marco Polo working in China?
Q11:
1. Who did Marco Polo work for in China?
2. Where was Marco Polo working in China?
3. Where did Marco Polo work in China?
Q12:
1. Who is Kublai Khan?
2. Who is the person Marco Polo was working for in China?
3. Who is Kublai Khan, Marco Polo's employer in China?
Q13:
1. Did Marco Polo learn new things in China?
2. While in China, did Marco Polo learn anything?
3. Did Marco Polo learn new things while staying in China?
Q14:
1. What kind of money was being used in China when Marco Polo was living there?
2. When Marco Polo was in China, what type of money was being used?
3. People used what kind of money in China when Marco Polo was working there?
Q15:
1. Had Marco Polo seen paper money before he moved to China?
2. Had Marco Polo seen paper money before seeing it in China?
3. Had Marco Polo used paper money before coming to China?
Q16:
1. Were homes in China heated?
2. When Marco Polo moved to China, were the houses there heated?
3. When Marco Polo was working in China, did people heat their homes?
Q17:
1. How were homes heated in China?
2. While Marco Polo was living in China, how were houses kept warm and heated?
3. How did people in China heat their homes?
Q18:
1. In what year did Marco Polo and his father and uncle return to Italy?
2. When did Marco Polo return from China?
3. When did Marco Polo go home from China?
Q19:
1. Did Marco Polo enjoy his trip to China?
2. Did Marco Polo enjoy his stay in China?
3. Did Marco Polo like his time and experiences in China?
Q20:
1. Did Marco Polo make anything about his time in China?
2. Did Marco Polo commemorate his time in China in any way?
3. Did Marco Polo record his experiences in China in some way?
