Welcome back, everyone!!! We hope you had a wonderfully refreshing spring break and are ready to tackle and push through the last few months of our school year. We’re going to dive right into our supplemental resources today with a focus on Marco Polo. Take a look at what we found for you!
Resource Links:
Marco Polo | detailed article by Khan Academy
Marco Polo’s teenage years | short video by PBS World Explorers
Marco? Polo! | an interactive site about this explorer and an opportunity to take a quiz
Medieval Exploration | you can click on the other time periods also
More on Kublai Khan | his early life and becoming the Great Khan
Yuan Dynasty | 10 facts
Pax Mongolica | what does the Mongol Peace mean?
Niccolo and Maffeo Polo | a short narrative on the father and uncle of Marco
Gobi Desert | 5 facts about this Mongolian desert
Travels of Marco Polo | view photos of the original manuscript
Video Links:
*Parents, please preview for your students first.
Marco Polo | journalist and explorer by Biography.com
Marco Polo | a (longer) KQED special on two New Yorkers who retraced the footsteps of this explorer *strong scenes depicted please preview
The Life Story of Marco Polo | in under 3 minutes
Traveling the Gobi | a couple’s journey through different parts of the desert
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