Across
- 4. Large sea that connects Asia and Europe
- 5. Disease that killed 1/4 of Europe's population during Dark Ages
- 7. Marco's "unicorn"
- 8. Traveling to unfamiliar place in order to learn about it
- 10. Name Europeans used for China, Japan, and India
- 13. Wonder Marco saw in China
- 15. Trade good that Europeans wanted from Indies
- 17. Country today where city state of Venice was located
- 19. Marco marveled that Chinese used this instead of gold
- 21. Animal travelers needed on the long trade route
- 22. Wonder that Marco saw in China
- 24. Most valuable spice in Middle Ages
Down
- 1. 4000 mile series of roads Marco took on his journey east
- 2. Our hero's birthplace
- 3. Author of The Travels off Marco Polo
- 6. Person inspired by Marco's book
- 9. Period of time, meaning rebirth, that followed the Dark Ages
- 11. Rival trade city of Venice
- 12. Items that Europeans wanted from Asia
- 14. Ruler of Asian Empire whose wealth and inventions wowed Marco
- 16. Animal Marco saw on his trip and described in his book
- 18. The trade route Marco traveled connected Europe and _______
- 20. Name of Asian empire that Marco visited
- 23. Animal Marco described in his book