Name:
Period:
1st Quarter Project
Ibn Battuta Virtual Tour Project: Tracing the Spread of Islam
Rationale:
The purpose of this project is to gain historical knowledge of the importance of the spread and
diffusion of Islam using Ibn Battuta’s travels as a reference. Students should gain an understanding
of the similarities and differences in the cultures of the peoples who adopted Islam. They should also
understand how the writings of certain interregional travelers illustrate both the extent and limitations
of intercultural knowledge and understanding.
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Illustrate how Muslim rule expanded to many parts of Afro-Eurasia due to military expansion.
 Explain how Islam subsequently expanded through the activities of merchants and
missionaries.
 Demonstrate how in key places along important trade routes, merchants set up diasporic
communities where they introduced their own cultural traditions into the indigenous culture.
Instructions:
Using your web browser, navigate to the following address:
http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200004/the.longest.hajj.the.journeys.of.ibn.battuta-editor.s.note.htm
While following in Ibn Battuta’s footsteps as he makes his way throughout much of Africa and Asia,
complete the following assignments.
1. Trace Ibn Battuta’s travels on the attached map. Be careful to note/label each of the three
journeys he took. You may have to scroll both left and right in order to see the entire map.
NOTE: JOURNEY TWO AND THREE ARE INCORRECTLY LABELED – JOURNEY 2 IS
ACTUALLY JOURNEY 3 AND VICE VERSA. PLEASE LABEL YOUR MAPS CORRECTLY
2. Read the introduction to familiarize yourself with Ibn Battuta.
3. You must read EACH of the 3 parts describing Ibn Battuta’s travels. For each of these 3 parts,
you are required to complete the attached graphic organizer.
Trace Ibn Buttata’s travels on this
map:
Name:
Complete this chart (2 pages) as you read EACH part of the Ibn Battuta website:
Part 1
From Pilgrim
To World Traveler
List the places Ibn
Battuta travelled (as
mentioned in the
reading!):
Give evidence of the
spread of Islam to
these areas of the
world (what showed
that Islam spread to
these areas. Give
AMPLE evidence):
Part 2
From Riches
To Rags
Part 3
From Traveler
To Memoirist
Part 1
From Pilgrim
To World Traveler
List local customs
observed by Ibn
Battuta:
List methods of
transport used by Ibn
Battuta on his travels:
List evidence of trade
and interaction among
world regions as
observed by Ibn
Battuta (products,
people, art,
architecture, etc.)
Part 2
From Riches
To Rags
Part 3
From Traveler
To Memoirist
Ibn Battuta Virtual Tour Project:
Tracing the Spread of Islam
Project Rubric
Learning
Objective
Trace Ibn
Battuta’s travels
on a map of
Afro-Eurasia
Analyze each of
the 3 parts of
Ibn Battuta’s
travels
Criteria
Completed
(√)
Student provides:
 A clearly labeled map showing Ibn
Battuta’s three journeys
 Labels of major cities where Ibn
Battuta visited
20 points
(10 pts
ea.)
Student provides:
 A list of places Ibn Battuta visited
 Evidence of the spread of Islam to
these areas of the world
 A list of local customs observed by
Ibn Battuta
 A list of methods of transport used
by Ibn Battuta on his travels
 Evidence of trade and interactions
among the world regions as
observed by Ibn Battuta
30 points
(6 pts ea.)
Total
Points:
Name:
Possible
Points
50
Period:
Points
Earned