Ibn Battuta Introduction
0 Ibn Battuta was the first Muslim explorer. He decided to
travel at the age of 21, 1325.He traveled in 44 countries.
He was born on 1304 in Tangier from Morocco.
0 He Traveled in many famous places such has
0 EYGPT,MOROCCO,IRAN,INDIA,CHINA AND IRAQ
0 By the time Ibn Battuta visited Andalusia (1350), the
Muslim civilization in Spain was threatened. Ibn saw
Andalusia in its golden sunset years. Ibn visited the
cities of Malaga, Alhama and Granada. Granada was a
shining star of Andalusia with beautiful courtyards,
fountains and decorated halls and courts. The central
feature of the Main Court is the Lion Fountain it was
"The Court of The Lions in the Alhambra Palace.
Marble columns surround this elegant water-feature,
with its eight lion statues.
It was White-washed stucco
buildings with blue painted
doors and windows. This
setting has street lamps
and lanterns hanging from
walls supported by brackets
of Tunisian design.
Ibn Battuta In TUNISIA
The next was the Egypt
He reached there at
1326. The walls and
majestic lanterns made
of brass light up the
court to create a true
bazaar-like feeling
found all over the
Islamic world. He
visited many cities
along the Nile on the
way to Mecca.
Ibn Battuta
reached
Persia in
1326. It had
beautiful
bazaars, fruit
gardens and
rivers.
0 In 1333-1341 Ibn Battuta
reached India. Delhi was the
new capital city of India. He
was also responsible to
collect debt from villagers
but during a disastrous
famine that hit North India
in 1335. He helped to give
charity to the poor people.
Ibn dome itself was inspired
by the one at the Taj Mahal.
Double columns, like those
found at the Fort in Agra. In
India elephants were the
most popular animal.
Ibn Battuta finally made to China.
When He wanted to go to China
some of the Hindus attacked him,
but he escaped from there. Every
available space was decorated
with gold trimmings, floral
patterns, dragons and phoenixes.
Roofs are supported by intricate
rafters and rest on huge red
columns. Like the temples and
palaces of China, the spaces are
large.
When he went to eat
Chinese food they
gave him chop sticks
and he had to eat
with the chop sticks
and it was a challenge
for him.
The Chinese had huge
ship it could carry 500
people and each ship
had nine masks on it.
Sources
Sites
http://www.timeforkids.com/homework-helper/a-plus-
papers/biography
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvYbXsMBJ5I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dREv-gqUTac
Books:
The Traveling Man: the Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354 by
James Rumford (Houghton Mifflin,
2001).
Three Travellers to India Abdullah Yusuf Ali.
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