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Ibn Battuta

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Ibn Battuta born?

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Tangiers

d)

Timbuktu

2.

Name the pilgrimage that Ibn Battuta began at the start of his travels.

a)

Kumano Kodo

b)

Hajj

c)

The Pilgrims' Way

d)

El Camino de Santiago

3.

What year did Ibn Battuta leave his home city?

a)

1325

b)

1066

c)

1665

d)

1901

4.

How old was Ibn Battuta when he left Tangiers?

a)

25

b)

21

c)

42

d)

13

5.

Which of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World did Ibn Battuta see in Alexandria?

a)

The Hanging Gardens

b)

The Statue of Zeus

c)

The Mausoleum

d)

The Colossus

e)

The Lighthouse

6.

Where did Ibn Battuta see the Great Pyamids?

a)

Babylon

b)

Olympia

c)

Halicarnassus

d)

Giza

e)

Rhodes

7.

What is the name of the holy city that Ibn Battuta was heading for?

a)

Mecca

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Hebron

d)

Santiago de Compostela

e)

Varanasi

8.

Why did Ibn Battuta use camels?

a)

They are great conversationalists

b)

They need less water

c)

They need less food

d)

They can carry objects and people

e)

They scare wolves away

9.

How did Ibn Battuta navigate?

a)

SatNav

b)

Google Maps

c)

A large A to Z of the known world

d)

Stars

10.

How long did the Rihla (or journey) last?

a)

2 years

b)

18 years

c)

29 years

d)

47 years

11.

How far was Ibn Battuta's Rihla?

a)

1,500 miles

b)

6,300 miles

c)

34,200 miles

d)

75,000 miles

e)

93,000 miles

12.

How many times round the world could Ibn Battuta have travelled?

a)

Once

b)

Twice

c)

Three times

d)

Four Times

e)

Five times

13.

How many countries did Ibn Battuta visit?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

44

d)

61

e)

89

14.

Which of the 7 New Wonders of the World did Ibn Battuta see in China?

a)

Chichén Itzá

b)

Petra

c)

Great Wall

d)

Machu Picchu

e)

Taj Mahal

15.

When did Ibn Battuta return to Tangiers?

a)

1401

b)

1396

c)

1282

d)

1355