Grade 6 Book 1

Where did Ibn Fadlan travel?

• Sacred valleys of machu picchu

• the seas travelled by crusaders

• dry desserts of the nomads

• frozen lands of the vikings

Examples of skills/knowledge from different lands:

Ibn Battuta came across many places of gathering and worship, such as ______ and _________. These places offered food and shelter to passing travellers.

Things used as money in the past:

• coins

• gold bars

• cocoa beans

• cowries

• sea shells

Travelers we studied:

• Al-Biruni

• Marco Polo

• Ibn Fadlan

• Nasir Khusraw

This place of rest and trade is shaped like an octagon. Built specially for royalty and foreign officials. It contains separate quarters for men and women. It is called a ____________.

Compare and Contrast maps of the past to those today:

• In the past maps were written with blood and stained on walls, Now they are holographic.

• Maps of the past contained symbols and sacred languages, they were written/painted/printed/engraved.

• In the past maps were different shapes and textures.

• Today maps are less accurate. The world is more round and there are greater bodies of water.

Draw the shape of a Caravanserai

Answer explanation

An octagonal buildings with a courtyard surrounded by compartment like rooms.

Which of the following are TRUE regarding the city of Varanasi?

• Most sacred of seven Hindu holy cities.

• A miracle is believed to have happened here.

• Sits between rivers Varauna & Asi which flow into the mighty River Ganges.

• Third most holy city for Christians.

One of the most famous West African pilgrims and Emperor of Mali was _____ ____.