Transcript 7.2.6 - Ibn Battuta

1. Integration of AfroEurasia
2. Increased interaction 
cultural diffusion &
syncretism
Post-Classical
Travelers:
– Marco Polo
– John of
Montecorvino
– St Cyril
– Rabban Sauma
– Xuanzang
– Zheng He
– Sufis
– Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta
Which of the following lists three
places Ibn Battuta, the fourteenthcentury Muslim traveler, visited?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Japan
The Arabian Peninsula, France, and India
India, Mali, and Persia
India, Persia, and Poland
England, Iraq, and Mali
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Islam more than
a political entity
– Inter-civilizational
Transcends geog. &
pol. boundaries
Built on shared
experience
– Islam
– Arabic
– Hajj
Dar-al-Islam:
“First Global System”
Hajj
Dar-al-Islam:
“First Global System”
Dar-al-Islam:
“First Global System”
How does the life of Ibn Battuta:
1. Exemplify Islam
as a global
system
2. Exemplify the
complexity of
conversion
Ibn Battuta
How does the life of Ibn Battuta: 1) Exemplify Islam as a global system
2) Exemplify the complexity of conversion
Sig.
Prior Knowledge
Main idea
Author
Audience
Reason
Place
& time
How does the life of Ibn Battuta: 1) Exemplify Islam as a global system
2) Exemplify the complexity of conversion
Sig.
Prior Knowledge
“good qualities” Main idea “bad qualities”
Author
Audience
Reason
Place
& time
1. Integration of AfroEurasia
2. Increased interaction 
cultural diffusion &
syncretism