Ibn Battuta: His Travels, Motivations & Islamic Faith: Reading + Geography

Students will be able to identify who Ibn Battuta was and his motivation to travel.

Included in this lesson are readings about Ibn Battuta, a KWL chart for students to fill in, a glossary, a map, images of his travels, context clues, quotes from his journals and opportunities for students to respond in writing.

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