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Descriptions of Urban Infrastructure and Markets
Analyze how travel writers documented port cities, bazaars, canals, and civic infrastructure.
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Afro-Eurasian Societies Through Travel Accounts
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Examine the social, religious, diplomatic, and urban landscapes of Afro-Eurasia through historical travel accounts and corroborating material evidence.
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WH2.1District of Columbia Social Studies Standards · All agesEvaluate the utility of the writings of Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo and Zheng He for understanding the lives and customs of different people across Afro-Eurasia.
WH2.3District of Columbia Social Studies Standards · All agesCompare the size and relative isolation of different regional networks across Afro-Eurasia, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Americas and Oceania at the start of the 15th century.