The Travels of Ibn Battutah Edited by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
The Travels of Ibn Battutah Edited by Tim Mackintosh-Smith
in three typed pages, double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, with 1” margins: Introduce Ibn Battutah within his historical context (Should be one big paragraph.
Use the notes at the bottom of each page to help inform your context paragraph. Nearly half of each page is taken up with explanatory notes.) Describe the perspective
of Ibn Battutah as a traveler. What does he seem most interested in? What seems to drive him? How significant does history seem for Ibn Battutah? What does he have to
teach us about World Civilization from his travels and writing? And what did you find most interesting? Conclude with analysis of the significance of The Travels of
Ibn Battutah and why it is important that his writings have survived to the present (1 solid paragraph) Grammar and typos will be part of your grade Cite the author′s
last name and the page number(s) as a footnote any time you borrow specific information or a quote. Example: Ibn Battutah, 24.