Travellers' Perceptions of Society Quiz

Women and men travelled during the tenth to seventeenth century in search of work, to escape from natural disasters, as traders, merchants, soldiers, priests, pilgrims, or driven by a sense of adventure.

Travellers in a new land during the tenth to seventeenth century encountered differences in terms of the landscape or physical environment as well as customs, languages, beliefs, and practices of people.

Accounts of travel left by women are practically non-existent in historical records, even though it is known that they travelled.

<p>One of the most important descriptions of the city of Vijayanagara in the fifteenth century comes from Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi, a diplomat who came visiting from Herat.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The accounts of travel during the tenth to seventeenth century were varied in terms of subject matter, some dealing with affairs of the court, while others mainly focused on religious issues, or architectural features and monuments.</p> Signup and view all the answers