Ibn Battuta’s Journey: Marco Polo, the world’s

most famous traveler went from Europe to China in a trip that

consisted of around 33,000 miles. Ibn Battuta more than

doubled Marco Polo with a grand total of 75,000 miles!

1. HOW OLD WAS HE WHEN HE WENT ON HIS FIRST VOYAGE?

2. WHERE IS HE GOING ON THIS JOURNEY (SPECIFICALLY)?

3. WHAT YEAR IS IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS JOURNEY?

4. WHAT WAS “GOOD” ABOUT THE FIRST VILLAGE?

5. WHAT IS THE ONLY IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THIS PLACE?

6. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY IN THIS REGION?

7. WHAT HAPPENED TO

IBN ZIRI?

8. WHAT IS A TAKSHIF?

9. WHO “PLAYS” WITH

THE TAKSHIF WHEN THEY

ARE ALONE IN THE

WILDERNESS? WHAT DO

WE CALL THIS?

10. WHAT WAS WRONG

WITH THEIR GUIDE (THAT

AT FIRST GLANCE MIGHT MAKE

HIM SEEM LIKE A BAD GUIDE)?

11. WHAT HAPPENED

TO al-HAJJ ZAYYAM?

12. WHY WAS IT NOT

LETHAL?

13. DOES THEIR TAKSHIF COMPLETE HIS TASK

SUCCESSFULLY?

14. WHY DOES IBN BATTUTA NOT LIKE THE DIYAFA?

15. WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT THE MASUFA’s GENDER

ROLES?

anyone to practice it. Another is the security

16. WHAT IS THE VEIL SITUATION HERE?

17. WHAT CAUSES IBN BATTUTA TO LEAVE HIS

FRIEND AND NEVER COME BACK?

18. WHAT DOES HE APPROVE OF IN AFRICA?

a.

b.

c.

19. WHY ARE THESE BOYS “FETTERED” OR

CHAINED?

20. WHAT DOES HE DISAPPROVE OF?

a.

b.