Unit 1 Lesson 4 Name:

Social
Studies

A Read. Scan for numbers. Then underline.

Marco Polo left Italy in the year 1271. He was 17 years old. He traveled
on the Silk Road that goes across Europe and Asia. He saw many new
things on this road. Many people traveled it to buy and sell silk and
other goods. It was a difficult road to travel on, but Marco felt confident. He was
on the Silk Road for three years. He met the ruler of China, Kublai Kahn, when he
was 21. Then he lived in China for the next seventeen years.
When he was 41, Marco returned to Italy. Many people read the book The
Travels of Marco Polo by Rustichello and Marco became famous. Marco lived to
be 70 years old. You can still see his house in Italy today.

B Look at A . Write.
1. Marco Polo left Italy in the 2. He met
year

1250 1260 1270 1280 1290 1300 1310 1320 1330

3. When he was 4. Marco lived

C What about you? Fill in the timeline. Write.

1. I was born in 2. I started school
in

3. 4.

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