This painting shares a common theme with which literary work?

Why do the soldiers board the grounded boat

Kublai khan honored his mongol heritage by: a)marring only one wife b)praying facing mecca five times a day c)slaughtering ten chinese officials every year d)building a large enclosed hunting ground at shangdu,his summer palace

What major land feature is located at 0* and 20* e? a sahara desert b kalahara desert c congo basin d the alps