Introduction
You have read that in 1297 Marco Polo wrote an account of a trip he possibly may have made to China, where he met the emperor Kublai Khan. You also learned that the Mongol rulers of China came into closer contact with Europe and the Middle East because of a lack of trust between the rulers and their Chinese subjects.

Destination Title: Marco Polo Web site

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Directions
Start at the Marco Polo Web site.

• Scroll down the Web page, reading and analyzing the information about Marco Polo.
• Answer the following questions.