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Where was the land medieval Europeans called Cathay?
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What fruit did Han envoys bring back to China?
Answer: Grape
Why: The same envoys brought home alfalfa, the favorite food of Ferghana's famous horses.
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What novel did the monk Xuanzang's trek to India inspire?
Answer: Journey to the West
Why: The real Xuanzang came home to Chang'an in 645 carrying at least 657 Buddhist texts from India.
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Who dominated Silk Road trade from the 400s to the 700s?
Answer: Sogdians
Why: Their language, Sogdian, became a common tongue for traders all along the Silk Road.
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Which empire ruled most of the Silk Road in the 1200s?
Answer: Mongol Empire
Why: Travelers under Mongol rule carried metal tablets called paiza, which worked much like early passports.
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Where did Kublai Khan spend his summers?
Answer: Xanadu
Why: Coleridge's poem 'Kubla Khan', first published in 1816, is set in Xanadu.
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Which Christian church reached Tang China in 635?
Answer: Church of the East
Why: A stone stele raised in Chang'an in 781 records the mission's arrival under the monk Alopen.
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