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completely CURRENTcompletely CURRENT Only accessible in LIBRARYOnly accessible in LIBRARY

InternetInternet

Information may NOT BE TRUE Information may NOT BE TRUE (Who is the source?)(Who is the source?)

Can be DIFFICULT TO FIND Can be DIFFICULT TO FIND good informationgood information

May find INAPPROPRIATE May find INAPPROPRIATE SITES mixed with good onesSITES mixed with good ones

Can be used from any computerCan be used from any computer MAY be more CURRENTMAY be more CURRENT

Use GUIDE WORDSUse GUIDE WORDS

Guide words at the TOP of the Guide words at the TOP of the page help you locate topicpage help you locate topic

BOLD WORDS within the BOLD WORDS within the ARTICLE help you locate ARTICLE help you locate important informationimportant information

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Taking NOTESTaking NOTES

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Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian voyager and merchant who was one of the voyager and merchant who was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia first Europeans to travel across Asia through China, visiting the Kublai Khan in through China, visiting the Kublai Khan in Beijing. He left in 1271 (he was a teenager Beijing. He left in 1271 (he was a teenager at the time) with his father (Nicolo Polo) at the time) with his father (Nicolo Polo) and uncle (Maffeo Polo); they spent about and uncle (Maffeo Polo); they spent about 24 years traveling. [Nicolo and Maffeo had 24 years traveling. [Nicolo and Maffeo had previously made a trip to China, from 1260-previously made a trip to China, from 1260-1269, during which the Kublai Khan (the 1269, during which the Kublai Khan (the conqueror of China) requested holy oil conqueror of China) requested holy oil blessed by the Pope.] blessed by the Pope.]

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Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian Italian voyager and merchant who was one of the voyager and merchant who was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia first Europeans to travel across Asia through Chinathrough China, visiting the Kublai Khan in , visiting the Kublai Khan in Beijing. He Beijing. He left in 1271left in 1271 (he was a teenager (he was a teenager at the time) at the time) withwith his his fatherfather (Nicolo Polo) (Nicolo Polo) and and uncleuncle (Maffeo Polo); they spent about (Maffeo Polo); they spent about 24 years traveling24 years traveling. [Nicolo and Maffeo . [Nicolo and Maffeo had previously made a trip to China, from had previously made a trip to China, from 1260-1269, during which the Kublai Khan 1260-1269, during which the Kublai Khan (the conqueror of China) requested holy oil (the conqueror of China) requested holy oil blessed by the Pope.] blessed by the Pope.]

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INTERNET can be more INTERNET can be more ACCESSIBLE but LESS ACCESSIBLE but LESS RELIABLERELIABLE

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