The story of Marco Polo: trade, geography and customs

Area : Geography and History. Type : Individual. Level : Second Cycle of ESO.

Investigate who Marco Polo was. He made a fabulous trip thanks to which the Eastern cultures of China and Japan became known in Europe. He introduced Europeans to products that were unknown here. Name some of them. To follow in their footsteps, merchants opened a trade route: The Silk Road. Mark it on a world map. Accompany a merchant from Beijing to Antioquia. Visit the main places along this route online. Make a travel notebook with your discoveries.