Explorers Lesson

Famous Explorers

Teacher.Saeed AlShamsi

AlTamayoz School

Poll

Do you know Ibn Battuta?

Open Ended

What do you know about Ibn Battuta?

Famous explorers

Multiple Choice

Ibn Battuta (1304 - 1369) Ibn Battuta was a great Muslim traveller. He went to many Muslim countries. He left Morocco for hajj and didn’t return for 24 years. He wrote a book about his travels called the Rihlah.

• Ibn Battuta wrote a book about his travels.

• He spent 25 years away from Morocco.

Multiple Choice

^{Roald Amundsen} (1872 - 1928)

Roald Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer. In 1911, he became the first person to go t o the South Pole. Years later, he also led a team to the North Pole.

^{Christopher Columbus}

^{(1451 - 1506)}

Christopher Columbus was born in Italy. He went across the Atlantic Ocean four times bet ween 1492 and 1504. Many people say that Columbus ‘discovered’ America, but there were already people in the places he found.

• Roald Amundsen was a Swedish explorer.

• He went to the South Pole in 1911

• Christopher Columbus was born in Egypt

• He went across the Pacific Ocean.

Open Ended

Why do people travel around the world?