Leveled Readings / Ibn Battuta (1304-1368/69): The Byzantine Empire and Constantinople, from Travels in Asia and Africa, 1325-1354
Ibn Battuta (1304-1368/69): The Byzantine Empire and Constantinople, from Travels in Asia and Africa, 1325-1354
Ibn Battuta, on Constantinople (1330s)
These are adaptations, not the original. The original wording is always shown first. Each adapted version restates the same passage at about a grade 4, grade 7, or grade 10 reading level without adding or removing ideas. Quote the original in student writing.
Original wording
“Most of the population of the city are monks, ascetics, and priests, and its churches are not to be counted for multitude.”
Adapted · about grade 4
Most people in the city are monks and priests. There are too many churches to count.
Adapted · about grade 7
Most of the city's people are monks, holy men, and priests, and its churches are too many to count.
Adapted · about grade 10
Most of the city's population are monks, ascetics, and priests, and its churches are countless.
Used in: What did medieval travelers notice about other worlds?