1. By: Jenny Tello, Brock Girling, Jamie Periquet
Ibn Battuta
By: Jenny Tello, Brock Girling, Jamie Periquet

2. Born in Tangier, Morocco to a family of legal scholars
Background
Born in Tangier, Morocco to a family of legal scholars
Pursued legal education (Planning to become judge)
Went to Mecca at age 21
Trip to Mecca inspired him to go to other countries
2 Rules:
-Never travel the same road twice
-Visit only Muslim countries

3. Exploration Experiences
Traveled through
-Middle East
-Arabian desert
-Present day Iraq and Iran
-Red Sea and Indian Ocean
-Coast of East Africa
-Southern Russia and Afghanistan to India
-China, Burma, and Sumatra (Indonesia)
-Kingdom of Mali

4. -”Spent most every night at the mosque…”
Medina and Mecca
Trip lasted 4 days
-”Spent most every night at the mosque…”
“(The people) are distinguished by many excellent and noble activities and qualities..”
-Kindness to strangers, good habits, elegant & clean in dress, philanthropists
Favored this country
-Probably because they were a Muslim population (Like himself)

5. Favors their market/trading goods Calls the actual people “Infidels”
China
“All the fruits we have in our country are to be found here, either the same or better quality…”
“The land of China, in spite of all that is agreeable in it, did not attract me.”
Favors their market/trading goods
Calls the actual people “Infidels”
The quarter of the population is Muslim is highly respected.
Wealthy, but don’t show it in their clothing (Doesn’t like this)

6. Kingdom of Mali in West Africa
Last journey before death
“A traveler in this country carries no provisions…”
Had 3 companions along with him
Visited cemetery and went to Arab merchants
Met a judge “A devout Muslim, and a man of fine character”
Met the “Miserly” king
- “Not a man from whom one might hope for a rich present”
-Did not like him
People:
-Careful of prayer
-Some women are clean of garments, while others wear none