1.Integration of Afro- Eurasia 2.Increased interaction  cultural diffusion & syncretism

Post-Classical Travelers: –Marco Polo –John of Montecorvino –St Cyril –Rabban Sauma –Xuanzang –Zheng He –Sufis –Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta

Which of the following lists three places Ibn Battuta, the fourteenth- century Muslim traveler, visited? A.The Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Japan B.The Arabian Peninsula, France, and India C.India, Mali, and Persia D.India, Persia, and Poland E.England, Iraq, and Mali

Islam more than a political entity Islam more than a political entity – Inter-civilizational Transcends geog. & pol. boundaries Transcends geog. & pol. boundaries Built on shared experience Built on shared experience – Islam – Arabic – Hajj Dar-al-Islam: “First Global System”

Hajj

1.Exemplify Islam as a global system 2.Exemplify the complexity of conversion How does the life of Ibn Battuta:

Ibn Battuta

Place & time Prior Knowledge Main idea Reason Author Audience Sig. How does the life of Ibn Battuta: 1) Exemplify Islam as a global system 2) Exemplify the complexity of conversion

Place & time Prior Knowledge Main idea Reason Author Audience Sig. How does the life of Ibn Battuta: 1) Exemplify Islam as a global system 2) Exemplify the complexity of conversion “good qualities” “bad qualities”

1.Integration of Afro- Eurasia 2.Increased interaction  cultural diffusion & syncretism