Do you think that Ibn and Marco are typical of the people of their time period? Why or why not? Are they typical of this time period? Why or why not?
I think that Ibn and Marco were both somewhat typical people; what I mean is that they were probably like typical merchants, in that they seemed to have gone to popular trade routes and trade centers in the areas they traveled, but they weren't typical citizens who stayed in place. Although I admit there is a ridiculous amount of ground covered by both of them, making them not so typical I guess. It is understandable that people would really like to go to a few of these routes/centers for trade, but these two went over the top for any time period, really. Even in the current time period, where travel is so much easier, people don't generally go to that many places in one vacation or something.
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