Class discussion

Quaestio: Are the travels of Ibn

Battuta worth studying?

Nunc Agenda: Take out yourreading from last night for aclass discussion

Class discussion One student: Briefly

explain who Ibn Battuta was in a few sentences

As class, discuss your responses to each question from the homework

Spend a few minutes addressing the Quaestio: “Are the travels of Ibn Battuta worth studying?” We will come back to this question again at the end of the period, so don’t worry if there is still more to say

Ibn Battuta andthe Longest Hajj Read the excerpts from the Rihla, the stories of Ibn Battuta’s travels that were written when he returned home from his journeys.

Answer the related questions.

When we are done, we will discuss the Quaestio: “Are the travels of Ibn Battuta worth studying?”

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