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Question by  Orevgv23 (11)

What route did Marco Polo take?

How did he decide which way to go?

 
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Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

Marco Polo took the Silk Road to China. It is an overland route that was already used for trading silk and spices.

 
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Answer by  Robgea (125)

Marco Polo probably never traveled to China. The account he gives of China is deeply flawed in that he omits a lot of information he should have reported. Moreover, even though Polo claims to have been a governor in China, there are no Chinese records of him in the country.

 
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