Why was the trip of Ibn Battuta significant for its time in history?
a. It was the longest known recorded trip by an individual before 1500.
b. Ibn Battuta made the entire trip by water.
c. The trip involved 75,000 miles, and he never left the Islamic Empire.
d. He left as a Muslim and returned a Buddhist.
e. He encountered people that had never been known to the Muslim world.
Question 2
Because superior cavalry was insufficient to defeat high-walled cities, armies began to rely on
a. long sieges.
b. the use of elephants from India.
c. new tunneling techniques.
d. suicide charges led by prisoners and slaves.
e. weapons fueled by gunpowder.
