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Explain why Ibn Battuta travelled east from Morocco to the Middle East and Asia, instead of traveling north through Europe?

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Answer:

The Hajj

Step-by-step explanation:

His main reason to travel was to go on a Hajj, or a Pilgrimage to Mecca, as all good Muslims want to do. Over a period of thirty years, Ibn Battuta visited most of the known Islamic world as well as many non-Muslim lands.

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