On an outline map of the world, mark the countries visited by Ibn Battuta. What are the seas that he might have crossed?
Countries visited by Ibn Battuta:
(i) Morocco (ii) Mecca
(iii) Syria (iv) Iraq
(v) Persia (vi) Yamen
(vii) Oman (viii) China
(ix) India (x) Maldives
(xi) Sri Lanka (xii) Sumatra (Indonesia)
Name of Seas:
(i) North Atlantic Ocean (ii) South Atlantic Ocean
(iii) Indian Ocean (iv) Red Sea
(v) Arabian Sea (vi) Bay of Bengal
(vii) South China Sea (viii) East China Sea.
On an outline map of the world, mark the countries visited by Ibn Battuta. What are the seas that he might have crossed?
Do you think Ibn Battuta's account is useful in arriving at an understanding of life in contemporary urban centres? Give reasons for your answer.
Read this excerpt from Bernier:
List the crafts mentioned in the passage. Compare these with the descriptions of artisanal activity in the chapter.
Discuss the extent to which Bernier’s accounts enables historians to reconstruct contemporary rural society.
Compare and contrast the perspectives from which Ibn Battuta and Bernier wrote their accounts of their travels in India.