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Ibn Battuta Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ibn Battuta was from....

a)

Algeria

b)

Morocco

c)

Egypt

d)

Saudi Arabia

2.

Ibn Battuta left his home to...

a)

Complete the Hajj

b)

Get a job with the Indian Sultan

c)

Visit China

d)

Judge people

3.

What was the name of the book Ibn Battuta wrote?

a)

The Rihla

b)

The Talmud

c)

The Quran

d)

The Bhagavad Gita

4.

How long was his journey

a)

25 years

b)

28 years

c)

29 years

d)

32 years

5.

 How was the Sahara able to defeat the plague that raged through Asia, Europe and the Middle East?

a)

The intense cold made it difficult for the virus to survive.

b)

Resources were used to create medicine so people can survive.

c)

The intense heat made it difficult for the virus to survive.

d)

None of the above.

6.

The Tuareg people are Berbers (nomadic people who travel from place to place) living in the Sahara. What resource is the key to their survival?

a)

Gold

b)

Metal

c)

Salt

d)

None of the above.

7.

It took two months for Ibn’s camel train to cross the Sahara to Mali. What did they specifically trade their resources for in the market?

a)

Gold

b)

Metal

c)

Salt

d)

None of the above.

8.

According to the video, why is salt important during Africa's Golden Age?

a)

Salt adds flavor to food making it taste better.

b)

Salt can be used to stop viruses from spreading.

c)

Salt can be used to preserve food for up to a year.

d)

None of the above.

9.

Why would African gold be key to the greatest explosion of ideas in the Western World during this Golden Age?

a)

African gold is used to stop the Bubonic plague.

b)

African gold is used to create architecture and inventions.

c)

African gold is used to make copies of Ibn Battuta's travels.

d)

None of the above.

10.

Where was Ibn Battuta born?

a)

Mecca

b)

Medina

c)

Tangiers

d)

Timbuktu

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

Where did Ibn Battuta travel to ?

a)

India , North Africa , China and Morocco

b)

China and India

c)

North Asia and India

d)

North Africa , Central and Southeast Asia

15.

How did Battuta’s travel Impact the world ?

a)

He discovered new lands , establishing new trade routes with countries in Asia

b)

His travels show different aspects of Islam to the world

c)

He gave rise to the Ottoman Civilization

d)

Not sure