Unit2RevisionRevisionCloze test1
Trade and ( 好奇 ) have often formed the foundation for mankind’s greatest endeavor
Marco Polo’s stories inspired Christopher Columbus and other European explorers to search for sea route to the distant, ( 富有的 ) Asian lands
curiosity wealthy 3
Silk from China found its way over land along the Silk Road to India, the Middle East and Rome,
( 来交换 ) spices and glass
Ceylon, with its ( 中央 位置 ), was the place where Chinese merchants met with Arab merchants and heard about the westernmost lands
in exchange for central position 5
Gan Ying, a Chinese ( 大使 ) went to the east Roman Empire over land
The contacts between China and Africa over the centuries had led to the awareness of each other’s ( 存 在 )
ambassador existence 7
Still no ( 精确的 ) maps of the c