ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Muhammad al-Idrisi

Muhammad al-Idrisi was a very smart and important man who lived a long time ago. He was born in the year 1100 in a place called Ceuta which is a small city in North Africa. He was really good at making maps and he traveled all around the world to learn about different places and cultures.

One of the things that made al-Idrisi so special was that he made a really big and important map that showed the whole world. This map was very special because it showed things that nobody had seen before. He used lots of different types of maps from different places and put them together to make one big map.

This map was so important because it showed people in Europe, Africa, and Asia where other places in the world were. It helped them to learn more about different cultures and trade with each other.

Not only did al-Idrisi make this big and important map, he also wrote a book about it. This book was called the "Book of Roger" and it told people all about the different places he learned about while he was making the map.

Al-Idrisi was really smart and became very famous for his work. Even today, people still study his map and book to learn about history and geography. So, he was a really smart and important man who did amazing things to help people learn about the world.