Summary Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta: The merchant and the pilgrim questions - class notes
These notes summarize the introduction and accounts of Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. They detail the challenges faced by travelers in the pre-modern period and highlight the differences in perspective and focus between Polo and Battuta. Polo's travels aimed to spread Christianity to the Mongol Empire, while Battuta's narrative focused on the importance of living a pious Muslim life. The notes also outline some of the lasting impacts of these travelers' accounts, including their influence on later voyagers like Columbus and Zheng He.
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- Institution
- Sophomore / 10th grade
- Course
- World History
- School year
- 2
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- May 10, 2023
- Number of pages
- 3
- Written in
- 2022/2023
- Type
- Summary
Subjects
- ibn battuta
- exploring
- marco polo
- pax mongolica
- travels
- merchant
- pilgrim
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ap world history
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advanced placement
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asia
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europe
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middle east
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sophomore
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tenth grade course