Marco Polo And Batuta's Influence On Religion

Religion greatly influenced the way that Marco Polo and Ibn Batuta viewed the local people and their ruler. It is important to look at the way each religion received, rejected, and altered certain societies. Khan incorporated Christianity and other religions, and Mussa assimilated to Islam to Malian culture. There are differences between the people’s reactions to the religion, and how Polo and Batuta’s own culture and personality affected their perceptions of different societies and how religion was implemented. As a result, it becomes clear that the personal biases of Marco Polo and Ibn Batuta alter the validity of their written