How Did China's Worldview Cause The Abrupt End Of Its Voyages Of Exploration
There were many different things that contributed to China’s abrupt end of its voyage of exploration not just one. Mr. Bruce Swanson stated in Issue 12 that China’s worldview did cause the abrupt end of its voyages of exploration but it was not the only defining factor. To the Question “Did China’s Worldview Cause the Abrupt End of Its Voyages of Exploration?” the answer to this question is NO. NO, China’s worldview was not the only element that causes the abrupt end of its voyages of exploration; there were other factors that played a key role.
While going through the reading there were two different viewpoints one from the Journalist Nicholas D. Kristof and the other from Naval Historian Bruce Swanson. In his thesis Mr. Kristof says that yes, China’s Worldview did cause the abrupt end of it’s voyages of exploration. He mentioned that due to the worldview of China, which was shaped by the many years of philosophical conditioning and cultural, this has an impact on the decisions made to not continue the program.
On the other hand, the opposing viewpoint made by Naval Historian Bruce Swanson believed that NO, China’s …show more content…
Some of the factors included the death of its explorer Zheng He and his emperor. Due to the death of the former emperor the successor halted what would have been Zheng He’s seventh voyage. Also the death of Zheng alone may have played a bigger role in the decline of the Chinese interest in exploring. In the 1492: The Prequel it stated that “If ancient China had been greedier and more outward-looking, if other traders had followed in Zheng He’s wake and then continued on, Asia might well have dominated Africa and even Europe.” The growing population and the shift from the costal providence, the corruption that took place in the maritime program and lastly their worldview, were also other
While going through the reading there were two different viewpoints one from the Journalist Nicholas D. Kristof and the other from Naval Historian Bruce Swanson. In his thesis Mr. Kristof says that yes, China’s Worldview did cause the abrupt end of it’s voyages of exploration. He mentioned that due to the worldview of China, which was shaped by the many years of philosophical conditioning and cultural, this has an impact on the decisions made to not continue the program.
On the other hand, the opposing viewpoint made by Naval Historian Bruce Swanson believed that NO, China’s …show more content…
Some of the factors included the death of its explorer Zheng He and his emperor. Due to the death of the former emperor the successor halted what would have been Zheng He’s seventh voyage. Also the death of Zheng alone may have played a bigger role in the decline of the Chinese interest in exploring. In the 1492: The Prequel it stated that “If ancient China had been greedier and more outward-looking, if other traders had followed in Zheng He’s wake and then continued on, Asia might well have dominated Africa and even Europe.” The growing population and the shift from the costal providence, the corruption that took place in the maritime program and lastly their worldview, were also other