| South China Sea | | | 2. | Admiral Zheng He | | | 3. | India | | B. | Peoples and Cultures of the Indian Ocean | | | 1. | Austronesian families | | | 2. | Bride wealth | | C. | Trade with Africa and the Middle East | | | 1. | African cargo | | | 2. | Middle Eastern rivals | | D. | Genoese and Venetian Middlemen | | | 1. | Italian influence | | | 2. | Shifting slave markets | II. | The European Voyages of Discovery | | A. | Causes of European
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on the prominent stern on the back of the boat‚ I will assume that it is a Chinese boat coming into port. The most successful and well-known Chinese explorer was Zheng He. Although he died before this screen was completed‚ his explorations helped shape the Tributary System in China: "Despite their commercial overtones‚ Zheng He’s voyages were mere extensions of the Ming Empire’s Tributary System‚ a system not based on profit." 4 This
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of the resources in China were wasted by the bureaucracies on luxury expenditure. Stagnation in external expansion From 1405 to 1433‚ which was Ming dynasty‚ “Chinese admiral Zheng He undertook voyages of exploration as far as the east coast of Africa.”(Weil 21) However‚ this great navigator died on his seventh voyage in 1433. From then on‚ the Ming government abandoned the plan for further exploration. Zheng’s fleet was dismantled and China lost a great opportunity for external expansion.
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other. Japan and China also had some different reactions to the European arrival. They had different reasons for isolating. After Zheng He died‚ the Chinese government decided to close the ports‚ except two. The Chinese and the Europeans exchanged goods once a year for the next 400 years. China agreed with the isolation because the scholar gentry saw the voyages as a waste of resources. They rather spend the money on defending China. Japan grew doubts with the European intentions‚ that both merchants
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in fourteenth century. He describes that after Columbus’s explorations‚ efforts have been made to rewrite the history by arguing that it was Amerigo Vespucci who discovered the America and named after him‚ the Norsemen sailed to these areas centuries before Columbus‚ and Native Americans were living in these areas thousands of years before. Recently‚ Gavin Menzies has brought a significant story to the media by claiming that they were Chinese who first discovered America. He has faced a strong criticism
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The Christian Science Monitor January 29‚ 2003‚ Wednesday SECTION: USA; Pg. 03 HEADLINE: The Pinta‚ Santa Maria‚ and a Chinese junk? BYLINE: By Amanda Paulson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor A new book claims the Chinese discovered America in 1421‚ but historians refute thesis. To the Norsemen‚ the Japanese‚ and the Carthaginians; to the Irish‚ the Africans‚ and a long list of others who‚ it is claimed‚ crossed the oceans to America long before 1492‚ add one more: the Chinese
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Intro: During this Malacca trip‚ I learnt a lot of things about cultures‚ traditions and much more! And today‚ I am here to share my experiences and thoughts about the Malacca trip. Day 1: During the trip on the bus‚ I was very excited. I sat with my best friend‚ Isaiah. When we reached the first place‚ a plantation‚ we saw many things. We also got to see the starfruit tree. But other than only seeing plants‚ we also got to try to collect sap from a rubber tree! It was very fun.
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Asia‚ found in California. The Cherokee Rose‚ also known as the camellia rose‚ is a rose that Chinese would carry on their ships to remind them of home. Menzies‚ decided to “go public” with all his research in hopes of finding more credible research. He and Dr. Furry of the Natural History Museum of Northern California went to local wrecks around Northern California and tested the sites using magnetometer readings. The samples‚ which were pieces of wood and a compacted 80lb mass of millions of black
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Changes and continuities in commerce in the Indian ocean region from 650 to 1750 C.E. In the period between 650 C.E. and 1750 C.E.‚ the Indian Ocean region endured both change and continuity. One continuity is simply trade‚ for this 1‚100 years the Indian ocean was an important trading zone. One change in Indian ocean trade over those years was which country dominated trade their. Over those years the Indian ocean was controlled by the Indians‚ the Arabs‚ the Chinese‚ and last but not least the
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The second voyage was in 1407; Zheng He went as far as Calicut‚ but he did visit Siam and Java. However‚ he stayed in Java because he was called by the King of Calicut to settle a local power struggle (Peterson 44). After Zheng He stopped in Calicut to give the King gifts‚ the king saw Zheng as an important precedent which contributed to the idea that China was the Middle Kingdom. Zheng had organized the expedition‚ but he was not actively involved in the expedition (Gronewald). Returning to Nanjing
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