ibn battuta & marco polo
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Ibn Battuta & Marco Polo. Marco Polo’s travels Ibn Battuta’s travels. II. Marco Polo : Venetian trader who traveled by caravan on the Silk Roads. 15,000 miles of travel. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Marco Polo
Both Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta
&
Marco Polo
Marco Polo’s travels
Ibn Battuta’s travels
II. Marco Polo: Venetian trader who traveled by caravan on the Silk Roads
15,000 miles of travel
1. 1275 – Marco Polo arrived in Kublai’s court and served him for 17 years
2. Polo returned to Venice and was imprisoned during a war with a neighboring city
3. In prison, Polo told about his travels to the exotic East and his stories were gathered in a book by a fellow prisoner.
Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta was an African Muslim.
At age 20, Ibn Battuta decided to go on his
Hajj to Mecca.
Traveled 75,000 miles over 29 years and visited over 44
countries.
Marco Polo’s travels
Ibn Battuta’s travels
He was robbed
by bandits.
He almost drowned in a shipwreck.
He was almost beheaded by a sultan.
He had a few marriages and fathered several children on
his travels!
As he returned home
he came upon the
Black Death
Visited Timbuktu
1354 - Ibn
Battuta dictated
his memorie
s to court
poet Ibn Juzayy
Marco Polo’s travels
Ibn Battuta’s travels