Please write at least one paragraph for the following question. Pretend that you are Marco Polo. Describe three things that you learned about China during your travels. You may use outside sources. A good place to start is to do a web search for "Marco Polo."

Explanation:

Then, he passed through deserts of "surpassing aridity" to the Khorasan region of what is now eastern Iran. Gradually moving to the northeast, they entered more hospitable lands; Badakhshān ("Balascian"), especially in Afghanistan, pleased travelers. Marco indicates that they have lived there for a year; detained, perhaps by illness (possibly malaria) that has been healed by the benign climate of the district. Marco is also believed to have visited the territories to the south (other areas of the country).

It was the "War Industries Board" that was responsible for coordinating the economy during World War I, since this was required in order to ensure that private and public industry were "in sync" with one another.