Multiple choice

When Ibn Battuta visited Timbuktu, its ruler gave him

  1. A caravan of salt

  2. A pound of gold

  3. A young slave

  4. A new Koran

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Ibn Battuta famously recorded his disappointment with the hospitality of the ruler of Mali, noting that the gift he received was a young slave, which he found underwhelming.