The travel narratives of Ibn Battuta (1304–1369) provide a vital historical perspective on the history of sub-Saharan Africa and the regions surrounding the Indian Ocean in the late Middle Ages. Throughout his travels, he had a vast range of experiences about which he made consistently incisive interpretations. Ibn Battuta's journals therefore help us, by seeing through his eyes, to understand the world he lived in. In the exercise that follows, decide which statements are accurate in regard to experiences Ibn Battuta had or judgements he made. Check all that apply. Ibn Battuta was very unsettled by the differing customs related to gender in Mali, thinking them against Muslim principles. Ibn Battuta noted that Abu Bakr could not speak Arabic at all, requiring an interpreter to even greet Ibn Battuta when he arrived. Ibn Battuta's journey lasted only a few years, as he was recalled to Morocco to take up the throne as the new sultan. Ibn Battuta's visit to a mining town in western Sudan had him discover that they used two sizes of copper bars as a form of currency.

The travel narratives of Ibn Battuta (1304–1369) provide a vital historical perspective on the history of sub-Saharan Africa and the regions surrounding the Indian Ocean in the late Middle Ages. Throughout his travels, he had a vast range of experiences about which he made consistently incisive interpretations. Ibn Battuta's journals therefore help us, by seeing through his eyes, to understand the world he lived in. In the exercise that follows, decide which statements are accurate in regard to experiences Ibn Battuta had or judgements he made. Check all that apply. Ibn Battuta was very unsettled by the differing customs related to gender in Mali, thinking them against Muslim principles. Ibn Battuta noted that Abu Bakr could not speak Arabic at all, requiring an interpreter to even greet Ibn Battuta when he arrived. Ibn Battuta's journey lasted only a few years, as he was recalled to Morocco to take up the throne as the new sultan. Ibn Battuta's visit to a mining town in western Sudan had him discover that they used two sizes of copper bars as a form of currency.