Three Brave Explorers

A century is:

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 200 years

We live in the:

• 14th century

• 20th century

• 21st century

Ibn Battuta was born in:

• China

• India

• Morocco

Christopher Columbus sailed from Europe to America across the:

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

Edmund Hillary was the rst person to climb:

• Mount Zealand

• Mount Norgay

• Mount Everest

A voyage is a long journey.

• True

• False

Ibn Battuta wrote a book called Rihla. Rihla means‘famous’.

• True

• False

When Christopher Columbus discovered America, people were already living there.

• True

• False

Compare Ibn Battuta, Christopher Columbus and Edmund Hillary. Write one way they are all similar.

• They were brave explorers.

• They are all European.

• They lived in the same century.

He climbed dangerous mountains.

He climbed in snow and ice.

He climbed to the top of Mount Everest.

He was ...

• Sir Edmund Hillary

• Christopher Colombus

• Ibn Batuta