Marco Polo's impressions of China by Robin Sidhu https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk en-us 2021-06-28 05:36:54 UTC 2021-06-28 06:13:57 UTC hello@padlet.com He had a good impression of China. rsidhu5 https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627863212 2021-06-28 05:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627863212 Answer rsidhu5 https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627866922 2021-06-28 05:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627866922 https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627876555 China was an extremely rich country

AGREE. CHINA WAS THE RICHEST COUNTRY AT THAT TIME. MARCO POLO IS CONTINUALLY OBSERVING THIS IN HIS WRITING. ]]> 2021-06-28 05:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627876555 Q4 https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627881902 At the time, people welcomed foreigners who visited them for trade. This proved that China was willing to engage with the outside world.

 VERY GOOD RESPONSE. CHINA WAS VERY MUCH CONNECTED WITH THE WORLD THROUGH TRADE AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE. THIS WAS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR MARCO POLO'S INTEREST IN CHINA. ]]> 2021-06-28 05:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627881902 He believes that China was like a paradise, where people lived there without worry about food and clothing, food, clothing, and so on, all were top-notch. And the residents were so peaceful that they didn’t want to see soldiers. https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627886282 EXCELLENT. GOOD RESPONSE. ONE THING TO NOTE HERE IS THE SOLDIERS. I THINK THE REASON FOR CHINESE PEOPLE NOT WANTING TO SEE SOLDIERS IS BECAUSE CHINA WAS RULED BY MONGOLS AT THAT TIME. SO, THESE SOLDIERS WERE ACTUALLY MONGOLIAN SOLDIERS. HENCE, CHINESE PEOPLE DID NOT LIKE THEM AND THEREFORE DID NOT WANT TO SEE THEM. ]]> 2021-06-28 05:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627886282 Q2 https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627888259 The architecture of the city is magnificent and ornate. Many rich merchants sell their goods here. Men and women, old and young, all wear silk, and there are many craftsmen. Everyone gets along very well and loves peace and no war.

GOOD RESPONSE. I THINK THERE IS AN OBSERVATION ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CRAFTSMEN IN THE CITY. THERE WERE ABOUT A 1000 DIFFERENT GUILDS WHICH IS BASICALLY AN ASSOCIATION OF CRAFTSMEN. ALSO, ANOTHER THING TO NOTE IS THE MENTION OF RIVER AND THE SEA, KENSAY WAS VERY MUCH CONNECTED WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD THROUGH TRADING. ]]> 2021-06-28 05:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627888259 1.Marco Polo's impression of the city should be rich and exquisite. He noticed that the city was very large, with many stone bridges. https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627890810 2. Because the city from the most basic facilities to various places are very perfect, people's life is harmonious and beautiful, everyone has their own jobs, and the city's import and export trade is very developed.

]]> 2021-06-28 06:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627890810 The city Marco Polo is describing is Hangzhou. rsidhu5 https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627897148
His description is mostly accurate geographically as the city does have a lake called 'West Lake'. The city is located near the coast. ]]> 2021-06-28 06:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627897148 He does not have positive view of food people in the city eat. rsidhu5 https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627898719
He also does not have a positive view of religion. 

His views on these issues are shaped by his Christian religion. ]]> 2021-06-28 06:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627898719 Another thing to note is that Hangzhou is actually a very culturally diverse cities in China, it has one of the largest mosques in China and it was also home to a Jewish community. rsidhu5 https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627900216 2021-06-28 06:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rsidhu5/os5za4saaezthzrk/wish/1627900216