Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta In Said Hamdun and Noel King’s book Ibn Battuta in Black Africa, they point out some especially important contributions still lasting to modern day studies of society. In the year 1331 c.e, the world’s major civilizations were in fact growing and advancing at an astonishing rate. Historians know quite a bit about a few cultures and empires of this time. These societies such as the Romans, Greeks, and Chinese to name …

…still be a mystery today had it not been for him and his travels of which to this day remain to be a staggering feat. But from a different vantagepoint, his writings tell a lot about the world of Islam, the variables of and give a perspective or a constant within Islam some seven hundred years ago. Works Cited Hamdun, Said., and Noel King. Ibn Battuta In Black Affrica N.J., Princeton: Marcus Wiener Publishers, 1994.