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One of the lessons that Denis and Francis learned was that all people can be good. This image shows two people that even though they are different races, they can still get along.

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I would like to travel to Jerusalem because it seems like a history and culture rich place. I think it would be interesting to visit and just walk around and see what there is to see. It has a great history, and I would like to learn about it.

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Venice was the starting point of both Marco Polo and Denis and Francis. It was also the end point of them. Denis and Francis collected and brought back the same things that Marco Polo did. When Marco Polo was alive, Venice was a bustling trade city, and a gateway to the riches of Asia. Marco Polo started his Journey because he was brought along by his family. Denis and Francis started their journey mostly for the glory of it.

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Marco Polo didn't really do much in India, he mostly just hugged the coast of India. He likely saw a lot of trade in India because he may have came across some ports. For Denis and Francis, it was a nightmare to get through India. They were stuck on a boat for a while, but when they did get into India, they found a strong sense of culture, and many Marco Polo landmarks.

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Marco Polo said that there were large ships in Hong Kong, but he also said that that the people of Hong Kong / Sumatra were cannibals. Denis and Francis like Marco Polo saw large ships, but did not see any cannibals. Denis and Francis also ran into some difficulty with riding one of these ships, so they spent lots of time finding a ship that would let them ride.

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"Marco Polo may have spent a year in the Badakshan region recovering from an illness, possibly malaria. He wrote about horses, women in trousers and gem mines and "wild beasts"—lions and wolves. The mountains he said were "all salt," an exaggeration but there are large salt deposits in the area. The lapis lazuli in the bazaars was "the finest azure...in the world." The ruby-like spinels were "of great value."" (http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat2/4sub8/entry-5454.html#chapter-6) Denis and Francis on the other hand said Afghanistan was like taking a step back in time, so they probably saw a lot of what Marco Polo saw. Also, another big thing that happened was that there were lots of weapons and warlords, and was in general dangerous for everyone.

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Marco Polo didn't say much about Turkey, but he did say that they had a barbarous language, but they had very fine bazaars with beautiful design. Denis and Francis talked about the small fishing villages in Turkey, and how that small fishing village could've been like the New York harbor of it's time. Denis and Francis also stayed at the same roadside hotels in Turkey that were like the ones Marco Polo would've stayed at.

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In Mongolia, Marco Polo saw that it was pretty poor, but Marco Polo wrote more about it than he did China. The Mongols had circular tents, and they slaughtered sheep for food. They left no part of the sheep wasted for food. Denis and Francis saw basically exactly what Marco Polo saw. To them, it was like taking a step back in time.