00:00In 1325, Ibn Battuta left Morocco to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca.
00:04His journey transforms into a decades-long adventure, during which he visits regions of Africa,
00:10from the Middle East, Asia and even territories close to India and China.
00:14His accounts, compiled after his return, provide information about the societies, trade, leaders, and customs of
00:20his era.
00:21His journey shows that in the Middle Ages, long-distance travel was not limited to European explorers and
00:27that the African and Asian worlds were linked by vast networks.
