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One similarity was that they both had a type of passport. The difference is the type. When Marco Polo traveled all he needed was the gold medallion given to him by Kublai Khan. Even then, regular people who were traveling didn't need a medallion. He just had one because he was working for the emperor. Denis and Francis had a modern day passport because that is needed to go places in the modern world. They also had to obtain visas, which give you permission to enter different countries. They also had a much more difficult time crossing the borders. Many of the countries they wanted to enter didn't want Americans in so they kept getting turned away,.

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One similarity on their journey though Balkh is who they were attacked by. Both Marco Polo and the Americans were attacked by Mongols. Marco Polo was attacked at the beginning of his journey before he sees Kublai Khan and gets his medallion that says he can travel wherever he wants. Dennis and Francis were attacked by the decedents of the Mongols. A difference would be that Dennis and Francis would not go on to work for the Mongols but Marco Polo would. A challenge that they faced by traveling this in modern world is that lots of countries do not want Americans visiting and they turn them away at the border.

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A similarity for both travelers is that at the time of travel, residents of Kashgar would write the names of the people living in the house on their door. It was used for a census and when someone died they would strike their name off the door. When a child was born they would add their name to the door.  People did that in the 13th century and they still do now. A difference is the ability to buy a camel. In the 13th century it was very easy to buy a camel because it was the main form of transportation. Now, however, it is difficult because it is no longer the major form of transportation.

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A similarity between traveling this in the 13th century and the 21st century is that they got free passage on a ship from Hong Kong to Sumatra. Marco Polo sailed on a large ship and Dennis and Francis rode on a container ship. A difference between them is that Marco Polo got stranded on a different island for a few months. Dennis and Francis were just stuck on the boat for a few weeks before they could enter Sumatra.

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A similarity between the Americans traveling and Marco Polo is the culture. Both now and in the 13th century they worshiped many gods. They also followed astrology and they have very similar customs from today and the 13th century. A difference is that in the 13th century it was a sin to sail and now it is widely encouraged form of transportation used to explore the world.

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A similarity between Marco Polo's travels and Francis and Dennis' travels were the kindness of the people in Iran. Dennis and Francis said that they were so nice and they gave them shelter and food. Marco Polo also said that the people in Iran were very hospitable. A difference between the 13th century Iran and the 21st is the valley of assassins. In the 13th century in that valley would live people who when they were told to kill someone they would do it for money. Nowadays, people in the valley do not kill people for hire, but it is still remembered as part of the culture.

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A place that Francis and Dennis visited that I would like to go to is Jerusalem.I would like to go there because it has such a rich culture and there are so many religions there that have such a long history in Jerusalem.

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This picture demonstrates perseverance. It shows a man pushing a rock up a hill. It would require a lot of continues effort and not giving up to push a rock up a hill. This picture is representative of Dennis and Francis' journey. They had to have a lot of perseverance to continue with their journey even though they had struggles and challenges that made it more difficult to finish their journey.