Iban Battuta Essay, Research Paper

Ross Dunn/Travels of Ibn Battuta

A 5 page analysis of The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century by Ross Dunn. The writer relates how Dunn uses the accounts of Abu Abdallah Ibn Battuta to bring alive the Muslim world of the Middle Ages. No additional sources cited.

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Ibn Battuta: The Man and His Perceptions

A 5 page discussion of Ibn Battuta, the great explorer of the 1300s. Concludes that although Battuta traveled over 75,000 miles during his lifetime, largely on foot or by horseback, he allowed his own cultural norms and perceptions to dim his understanding of the cultures and people he met. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Ibn Battuta: His Travels and Perceptions

An 8 page outline of the extensive travels of this Islamic intellectual in the fourteenth century. Recounts his perceptions of the people and the cultures which he encounters, perceptions which were shaped for the most part by his own Islamic background. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Lessons for the Leaders of the World

This 5 page paper looks at the three popular literary works Gilgamesh, Oedipus and Hayy Ibn Yaqzan and relates them to the role world leaders play. The common thread in these works is the importance of public opinion. Contemporary examples of actual leaders are also discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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The History Of Islamic Capture Of Spain

15 pages in length. At the time when Spain was converted to Islam, North African armies were instrumental in initiating the centuries-long Moorish epoch. Seven eleven was the year that Tarik ibn Zizad and his army of twelve thousand soldiers entered Spain. The Berber and Tangier governor arrived as guests of a Visigothic clan in order to add their support to King Roderic’s impending ascension; however, when the king ultimately met his fate while in battle, he left Spain without a leader. The writer discusses the occurrences after the Islamic capture of Spain. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

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