After completing this 9-12 lesson unit, students will be able to identify Marco Polo and understand why he took his trip to China and back. They will discover the challenges of traveling along the Silk Road while learning several interesting aspects of 13th century Chinese culture.

Concepts

asia, marco polo

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Additional Tags

exploration, 13th century chinese culture, silk road, the medieval world

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)