On an outline map of the world mark the countries visited by Ibn Battuta. What are the seas that he may have crossed?
Countries visited by Ibn Battuta:
(i) Morocco (ii) Mecca
(iii) Syria (iv) Iraq
(v) Persia (vi) Yamen
(vii) Oman (viii) China
(ix) India (x) Maldives
(xi) Sri Lanka (xii) Sumatra (Indonesia)
Name of Seas:
(i) North Atlantic Ocean (ii) South Atlantic Ocean
(iii) Indian Ocean (iv) Red Sea
(v) Arabian Sea (vi) Bay of Bengal
(vii) South China Sea (viii) East China Sea
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