| A | B |
| rubies | precious stones in Badakshan |
| ambassador | an important representative of a king or country |
| KublaiKhan | the leader of the Mongol empire |
| merchant | a trader |
| silk road | a very long route east to west |
| spices | things you add to cooking for taste |
| prison | jail |
| Rustichello | The French writer in prison with Marco Polo |
| goldpassport | the Kublai Khan gave this to Marco Polo |
| caravanserai | a place to rest on the silk road |
| GobiDesert | one of the places Marco Polo visited |
| Venice | Marco Polo's home town in Italy |
| China | the country Marco Polo spent 24 years in |
| snowwhitehorses | these were in the Kublai Khan's park |