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G6: Silk Road: Ibn Battuta
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The Greatest Scholar of All Time
Though little known outside the Islamic world, Battuta spent half his life tramping across vast swaths of the Eastern Hemisphere.
The Great Traveler
Muslims and the Silk Road
PBS: Ibn Battuta, World Explorer
Includes video
Travels of Ibn Battuta
Detailed virtual tour from UC Berkeley
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Videos
Greatest Traveler?
Extra History: IB the Great Traveler
NBC News: Ibn Battuta
Full Playlist here
Includes several videos covering the span of his travels.
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