Exchanges

Marco polo made many trades and exchanges along the silk road. There are many forces that 
drove this movement. Such forces include the curiosity of new ideas of the East, the foreseen 
potential for trade of technologies between the two cultures, geographical influence of desire of 
discovery of the capabilities of acquiring unattainable resources and products due to the vast 
lands that separate the two cultures, and lastly, economic and social interactions between the East 
and West. However, the main force that fueled this exploration movement was because of Marco 
Polo and "The Travels of Marco Polo". Bringing back many stories of the East, he invoked 
curiosity to many future adventurers, including Christopher Columbus.

Marco Polo's journey across the silk road led him to exchange many things. One thing he exchanged was Kublai Khan giving him information about Gregory X, head of the Catholic church. He traded goods and learned about tea and the precious silk.