Ibn Battuta The Greatest Traveler of the Muslim World |
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| Author:
| Toth, Henrietta |
| Series title: | Spotlight on Explorers and Colonization Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5081-7501-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
| Publisher: | Rosen Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Rosen Young Adult |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $33.47 |
Book Description:
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In 1325, a young Muslim man named Ibn Battuta set out on a religious pilgrimage to Mecca. It would be nearly thirty years before he returned home. Ibn Battuta was a fourteenth-century pilgrim, traveler, scholar, and writer. He walked, sailed, and rode some seventy-five thousand miles across the medieval Muslim world, covering the equivalent of forty-four modern-day countries. This volume details the fascinating cultures Battuta experienced: the people he met, the foods he ate, the...
More DescriptionIn 1325, a young Muslim man named Ibn Battuta set out on a religious pilgrimage to Mecca. It would be nearly thirty years before he returned home. Ibn Battuta was a fourteenth-century pilgrim, traveler, scholar, and writer. He walked, sailed, and rode some seventy-five thousand miles across the medieval Muslim world, covering the equivalent of forty-four modern-day countries. This volume details the fascinating cultures Battuta experienced: the people he met, the foods he ate, the dangers he faced, plus his viewpoints on family, religion, and slavery. Learn how the legacy of this medieval traveler still resonates today.