Reading. Travelling the world. Prepare 6. unit 7.

Today, many people travel around the world. It isn’t difficult or expensive. We know a lot about places that are far away. But in the past, it was very different. Read on to find out about two famous travelers from history. Ibn Battuta was born in Morocco in 1304. When he was a young man, Battuta studied and never travelled far from his home in Morocco. But, when he was 21 years old, he left home and travelled for almost 30 years. He went to 44 countries, including India and China. He visited famous cities, such as Granada, Beijing and Cairo. Battuta wrote about his travels when he was an old man. Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal in 1480. His parents were rich, but they died when Magellan was young. In 1505, he became a sailor and travelled to Africa and India. In 1519, he left Spain with five ships and crossed the Atlantic Ocean. The journey was very dangerous and they arrived in the Philippines about 18 months later. Only one ship returned to Spain. Magellan didn’t have GPS and only used maps and the stars to find his way. He is famous for being the first man from Europe to cross the Pacific Ocean.

Ibn Battuta travelled for many years after he was 21.

Today, many people travel around the world. It isn’t difficult or expensive. We know a lot about places that are far away. But in the past, it was very different. Read on to find out about two famous travelers from history. Ibn Battuta was born in Morocco in 1304. When he was a young man, Battuta studied and never travelled far from his home in Morocco. But, when he was 21 years old, he left home and travelled for almost 30 years. He went to 44 countries, including India and China. He visited famous cities, such as Granada, Beijing and Cairo. Battuta wrote about his travels when he was an old man. Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal in 1480. His parents were rich, but they died when Magellan was young. In 1505, he became a sailor and travelled to Africa and India. In 1519, he left Spain with five ships and crossed the Atlantic Ocean. The journey was very dangerous and they arrived in the Philippines about 18 months later. Only one ship returned to Spain. Magellan didn’t have GPS and only used maps and the stars to find his way. He is famous for being the first man from Europe to cross the Pacific Ocean.

Ferdinand Magellan was born in Spain.

Today, many people travel around the world. It isn’t difficult or expensive. We know a lot about places that are far away. But in the past, it was very different. Read on to find out about two famous travelers from history. Ibn Battuta was born in Morocco in 1304. When he was a young man, Battuta studied and never travelled far from his home in Morocco. But, when he was 21 years old, he left home and travelled for almost 30 years. He went to 44 countries, including India and China. He visited famous cities, such as Granada, Beijing and Cairo. Battuta wrote about his travels when he was an old man. Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal in 1480. His parents were rich, but they died when Magellan was young. In 1505, he became a sailor and travelled to Africa and India. In 1519, he left Spain with five ships and crossed the Atlantic Ocean. The journey was very dangerous and they arrived in the Philippines about 18 months later. Only one ship returned to Spain. Magellan didn’t have GPS and only used maps and the stars to find his way. He is famous for being the first man from Europe to cross the Pacific Ocean.

Magellan used GPS for navigation.