Answer the questions. use the texts in ex. 17 1. which city/town is one of the biggest in europe? 2. which city/town is one of oldest in russia? 3. which city/town is famous for its canal and briges? 4. which city/town wasn't named a russian capital? , !

Answer the questions. 
1. Which city/town is one of the biggest in Europe?  - It's Moscow.
2. Which city/town is one of oldest in Russia?    - It's Kazan.
3. Which city/town is famous for its canal and briges?  - It's Saint Petersburg.
4. Which city/town wasn't named a Russian capital?  - It's Vladimir.

The exact time and place of Marco Polo's birth are unknown, and current theories are mostly conjectural. One possible place of birth is Venice's former contrada, which is often presented by historians as the birthplace, and it is generally accepted that Marco Polo was born in the Venetian Republic with most biographers pointing towards Venice itself as Marco Polo's home town. Some biographers suggest that Polo was born in Curzola today known as Korčula in present-day Croatia however there is no proof to this claim. The most quoted specific date of Polo's birth is somewhere "around 1254".His father Niccolò was a merchant who traded with the Middle East, becoming wealthy and achieving great prestige. Niccolò and his brother Maffeo set off on a trading voyage, before Marco was born.

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