Ibn Battuta

several months to reach the destination (Ojbiwa, Ancient Africa). He traveled from Niani to Timbuktu, Sahara desert until he reached Cairo and then reached Mecca and Medina. Ibn Battuta was an important traveler and in 1352 to 1353 he wrote about the status of Islam and the civilization of the Mali (Constitution Rights Foundation, Ibn Battuata). He traveled a total of 75,000 miles. From Asia, North Africa, Middle East, Persia, India and the West Indies. His family consisted of scholars and…

The Mongolian Empire existed for approximately 200 years and in that time, there were no other peoples more feared or ruthless. Starting as a group of tribes unified by a charismatic and moderate ruler under Chingis-Khan, over time and after many successions, became a merciless military force conquering most of the known world from Eastern Europe, to China and South to Persia. The Mongolian Empires’ expansion can be attributed to its military strength and brutality while installing governments…

Document 7.1 I think the cultural richness in the religion of its civilization, with all the Buddhist teaching and scholarship might’ve shocked or surprised him. Since China and India have a different and distinct language, the language in India seems to be the most strangest to a Chinese person. Chapters 3 through 5 had mentioned a lot about Buddhism’s life as a person through following it’s four noble truths, and it connects to the descriptions of Indian civilization by going to the schools…

without fear of theft or robbery. The intended audience of the document was for people living in the mid-fourteenth century to read and learn of about the travels of Ibn Battuta. The document shows that the strong political system allowed people to travel freely and under a safe ruling government. Although not stated in the documents Ibn Battuta, who traveled the world, wrote many books about his travelers. Also through his traveling and books, he wrote he created cross-cultural diffusion by…

which was around the 8th century 17. Charter of Fealty- An oath of allegiance between lord and vassal in exchange for land used around the 11th century; mainly used in Europe by between kings and knights 18. Travels in Africa & Asia- (1325-1354) Ibn Battuta starts travelling when he was 20 years old in 1325. He goes on a Hajj to Mecca and travels for about 29 years visiting the equivalent of 44 modern countries which were then mostly under the government of Islam 19. Epic of Sundiata-…

largest European city until then. Great cities such as itself , Madrid, Seville, Toledo, and others soon boasted running water, paved streets, lush gardens, hundreds of exquisite mosques, and even streetlights (“The Cities”). During his travels, ibn Battuta, visited Granada, “the metropolis of Andalusia and the bride of its cities”, and remarked in awe:…

was a peaceful and voluntary influx of acceptance unlike India’s experience of integration to Islam. Many Africans still followed usual African religion even though their rulers who governed them practiced Islam. A 14th century Arabic visitor Inb Battuta who was disgusted by the West African way of Islam, reason being the West African Muslims treated their woman as equals unlike traditional Islamic ways where women would be fully covered up only for their husband to see. In many ways, Islam was…

The authors of the book Worlds Together, Worlds Apart (2015) is Elizabeth Pollard, Clifford Rosenberg, and Robert Tignor, professors of illustrious Universities, whose work collaborates with important international committees within the East Coast of the United States. The public source is organized around major world history stories and themes, which go into great-detail concerning the fundamental movements and collective enlightenment that have changed various parts of the world, by linking…

Many societies in the world were linked in various ways between the 1200s through the 1500s. They were all caught up in various webs of influence, communication, and exchange. Large-scale political systems brought together a diverse group of people with all different types of lifestyles. Religion was able to bring people together and also divide them. Methods of commerce and trade linked people in a different way. Trade allowed people to be able to spread ideas and concepts easily through…

Islamic religion, when a person dies, prayers are read at the funeral, and the body is buried facing Makkah. Coffins and grave markers are not required, unlike the Christian religion. A Muslim eyewitness to the Black Death in Damascus, Syria, named Ibn Abi Hajalah wrote in his Kitab at-tibb al mansun fi daf at-ta’un a conversation between two arguing groups and Allah. He explains, “Consider their wounds which resemble the wounds of the slaughtered, and they are among them. And behold, their…