https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8 by mikayla phetthongdy en-us 2017-11-21 03:26:45 UTC 2017-11-21 13:47:05 UTC hello@padlet.com 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/208951903 Kublai Khan provided him a safety tablet to get to Balkh safely. ]]> 2017-11-21 03:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/208951903 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/208952188 Just like Marco Polo they  also had the protection/ guards to leave the country safely, but the difference is that they had 25 body guards, with grenades , and a jeep with weapons. Mujaheddin ]]> 2017-11-21 03:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/208952188 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209063624 He said they had circular houses on belts for transportation. He also saw the skinning of the sheep.]]> 2017-11-21 12:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209063624 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209063814 They saw the same things as Marco Polo. The same houses and they saw the skinning of the sheep. 
They also learned that they collected the blood of the sheep in the gut to make blood sausage. 
What was different was that they had 22 different kinds of Milk and cheese. Mongolia was their favorite places out of all of them and the that the scenery was really pretty. ]]> 2017-11-21 12:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209063814 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209064686 He knew this as Iran 
Marco Polo visited Bukhara and he also saw domes in Iran. ]]> 2017-11-21 12:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209064686 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209065139 The guys knew Iran as Iran. 
they also visited Bukhara. 
 what was different was at this time they couldn't get visas to enter Turkey. Marco Polo never had visas so he never had a problem with entering Turkey. What was also different was that everyone was so happy to see foreigners because they don't get a lot of people who would want to visit Iran ]]> 2017-11-21 12:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209065139 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209068347 Given royal passage to Kublai khan. He was stranded in Sumatra for 5 months because of the monsoon winds. He said that the people were cannibals. Polo also talked about their tattoos and the more tattoos on means they were the important ones. ]]> 2017-11-21 13:08:55 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209068347 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209069234 What was different was the environment around them. They saw popular food chains like pizza hut. They did a radio interview for a sponsor. 
What they did do that was the same as Marco Polo was that they traveled to Sumatra by water, and they saw people with tattoos on them. ]]> 2017-11-21 13:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209069234 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209070479 Traveled the silk road oasis.
described the people as traders. Marco polo said that on the doors were names of children, wives, and the husband as a way to know how many people are living there .]]> 2017-11-21 13:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209070479 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209072131 The guys also said that the doors still have the words of families on there today, but it is used for tax purposes. What was different was that the guys were being interrogated on the bus by Chinese officers. ]]> 2017-11-21 13:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209072131 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209073551 He said that there was wise philosophers to nature that lived there ]]> 2017-11-21 13:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209073551 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209073808 They also said they saw the philosophers to nature . 
what was different was that it was easier to get into china than it was for Marco Polo. They also got to sleep in a hotel and take a nice shower unlike Marco Polo. ]]> 2017-11-21 13:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209073808 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209076956 2017-11-21 13:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209076956 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209077090 2017-11-21 13:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209077090 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209077387 2017-11-21 13:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209077387 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209077898 2017-11-21 13:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209077898 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209078132 2017-11-21 13:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209078132 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209078341 2017-11-21 13:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209078341 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209079136 I would want to visit Tibet, because some of my very close friends are Tibetan. I would also like to visit Tibet, because in the video it shows how pretty Tibet is and all the wonderful colors everyone was wearing. I would also like to know more about the culture and the language they speak. ]]> 2017-11-21 13:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209079136 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209080482 2017-11-21 13:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209080482 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209080900 This was an important place they visited because it was a big cultural shock for them. They went into a country that was in the middle of a civil war where even kids have to fight. it was even hard for them to get into the country. This made them much more grateful to be living in America and appreciating everything they have and how much opportunities they have living in america. ]]> 2017-11-21 13:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209080900 18m1p01 https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209083693 2017-11-21 13:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/18m1p01/xjsva46sxum8/wish/209083693