The Travels Of Ibn Battuta And Marco Polo by Emaan

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The Travels Of Ibn Battuta And Marco Polo

Published on Dec 27, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTIONS

BY - EMAAN ALLAWALA

IBN BATTUTA

THE TRAVELS OF

In 1325 I left my birthplace, Tangier, for Hajj. The distance between between Tangier and Makkah was great, and the trip was dangerous. After some time my caravan and I reached the city of Constantine where I got to meet the governor who was a generous and kind man giving me a gift of money and a fine woolen cloak. When the caravan entered the city of Tunis, one of the greatest muslim countries of art and knowledge, we were able to see a port that shipped North African products such as wool leather, animal hides, cloth, wax, olive oil and grain. We stayed in Tunis for two months, and then headed towards Egypt.

In 1326 our caravan entered the city of Alexandria, Egypt. Alexandria was a very impressive city, harboring one of the world busiest trading ports. During the year of 1326 I visited many cities that hold religious importance such as Hebron and Jerusalem. I was able to visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, two religious land marks for muslims. We were also able to make our Hajj this year. In 1327 we reached the city of Baghdad, or what was left of it. Most of Baghdad was left in ruins from the Mongol invasion. Even then, the Mongols had left many of their building in tact and standing as well as some of the people alive, who we got the pleasure to meet. My travels continued for many years to come, and in each place I visited I was able to meet amazing people and visit amazing landmarks.

MARCO POLO

THE TRAVELS OF

In 1271 when I was 17 years old, I left with my father, who was a wealthy merchant, to head out to the great land of China. Before we reached China though, we had to cross the scorching lands of the Middle East. As beautiful as it was, the heat was deadly. I swear I could have filled 3 buckets a day with how much I was sweating. In 1275, after four years of traveling me and my father reached China. While thee we got to meet Kublai Khan and see the Great Wall of China.

Spending 17 years in China, had me learning a lot about their culture and ways of life. I got to witness the trade and lifestyle firsthand and I have to say it was amazing. But after that long me and my father decided it was time to return home to Venice, in 1292. Kublai Khan was not happy with this decision, but in the end we came upon a compromise, which delayed our journey home by a few months because of a stop that had to be made in Persia. When we did reach home after almost three decades, we faced many difficulties, one of them was not being recognized by out own family members and the struggle to speak our native language that we had not spoken in ages. We eventually got passed them and went back to life in Italy.

Emaan Allawala