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    1) The document is a process paper by Eva Kraus about her National History Day website project on Marco Polo's exploration of the Silk Road. 2) She chose Marco Polo as her topic after researching different historical explorations and exchanges, and decided to focus on his encounters with paper money. 3) Through researching Polo's travels documented in his book, she learned about new customs he encountered in Asia, including the early use of paper money, and how this spread to Europe and influenced economic exchange.

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    1) The document is a process paper by Eva Kraus about her National History Day website project on Marco Polo's exploration of the Silk Road. 2) She chose Marco Polo as her topic after researching different historical explorations and exchanges, and decided to focus on his encounters with paper money. 3) Through researching Polo's travels documented in his book, she learned about new customs he encountered in Asia, including the early use of paper money, and how this spread to Europe and influenced economic exchange.

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    1) The document is a process paper by Eva Kraus about her National History Day website project on Marco Polo's exploration of the Silk Road. 2) She chose Marco Polo as her topic after researching different historical explorations and exchanges, and decided to focus on his encounters with paper money. 3) Through researching Polo's travels documented in his book, she learned about new customs he encountered in Asia, including the early use of paper money, and how this spread to Europe and influenced economic exchange.

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    MarcoPolo:

    ExploringTheSilkRoadAndAllItswonders

    EvaKraus
    JuniorDivision
    Website
    StudentComposedWords:1060
    ProcessPaperWords:388

    HowIChoseMyTopic:
    Ichosemytopicbyresearchingdifferentexplorationsandexchanges
    throughhistory.Ieventuallythoughtabouthowpeoplepaidforthingsbeforetheinventionof
    papermoney.Forawhilemyprojectwasaboutpapermoney,butthenIthoughtitwouldbe
    moreinterestingtodotheprojectonMarcoPoloandhisencounterswiththenewtypeof
    payment.MarcoPolomademanydiscoveriesandexploredmanythingsinhislifetime.
    HowIConductedMyResearch:
    Oncemytopicwasfinalized,Ilookedforwhowasthefirst
    countrytousepapermoneyandhowdiditspreadtoothercountries.IfoundoutthatMarcoPolo
    traveledontheSilkRoadandwhenhereachedAsiathereweremanycustomsandtraditions
    therethatwereunknowntoEurope.FromtheremymainresearchwasonhowMarcoPolo
    spreadtheideaofpapermoneyaroundEuropeandtheAmericas.IthenfoundthebookPolo
    wrote.HerehesharedallthethingshehadseenonhisjourneysanddescribedmanyAsian
    wonders.Thisbookbecameverypopularandspreadacrosstheworld.
    HowISelectedMyPresentationCategory:
    LastyearforNationalHistorydayIdidawebsite.
    Ireallylikedthewayitturnedoutandthoughtitawebsitewouldworkwellwiththisproject
    becauseofhowitisrelatedwithtimeandtravel.OnceIdecidedawebsiteIknewIwantedto
    separateMarcostravelintodifferenttabsandhavetheviewerofthewebsitetravelwithhim.
    HowDoesMyTopicRelateToExploration,Encounter,andExchange:
    MarcoPoloexplored
    allthewaydowntheSilkRoadandthroughhisjourneysheencounteredtheideaandformation
    ofpapermoney.Oncehistravelswerefinishedhetalkedaboutallthenewthingshehadlearned
    andsaw.Peopleencounteredthesenewundiscoveredideastheybroughtthemtotheirown
    countries.Nowwithpapermoneycountrieshadnewwaystoexchangegoodsandmerchandise.

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