Zheng He is a name of which many don’t hear a lot around‚ much less know who he is. Zheng He is‚ however‚ one of the greatest ocean explorers in the 15th century‚ and can be named side to side with Ferdinand Magellan and Christopher Columbus. Zheng He’s 7 voyages to the Indian Ocean strengthened trade between the Ming Dynasty and its neighbouring countries in the Middle East and India‚ and brought back exotic souvenirs and gifts to the Yongle Emperor‚ which were tributes from the neighbouring countries
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Who is Vasco Da Gama? Vasco Da Gama was believed to be borned around 1460s in Sines‚ a Portuguese seaport on the Atlantic ocean. The Da Gamas were minor aristocrats‚ and Vasco’s father‚ Estevao Da Gama and his wife‚ Dona Isabel Sodre had five sons. Vasco was the third. Skills of Vasco Da Gama Gaspar Correia ‚Sixteenth- Century historian‚ written that it was at Evora where he may have learned mathematics and navigation. It is evident that Gama knew astronomy well‚ and it is possible that
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Have you ever wondered who traveled around the world? I am writing this research paper because I always wanted to write a research paper about someone who traveled around the world and read and write about why they did. Marco Polo traveled around the world because he wanted to explore. Marco Polo was born on September 15‚ 1254‚ Venice‚ Italy. Marco Polo had a mother named Nicole Anna Defuseh‚ a father names Niccolo Polo‚ a uncle named Maffeo Polo‚ three daughters named Fantina Polo‚ Moreta Polo
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Marco Polo’s Journey In the late 13th century‚ a man named Marco Polo would embark on a journey around Eurasia that would be one of the greatest journeys ever made by any European at the time. In The Travels‚ Marco Polo shares his expedition with his father and his uncle as merchants trading goods as they moved along the Silk Road. They encountered many various providences that where large‚ small‚ and populated. In these towns Marco Polo studied and observed the different types of environments
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During the period of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries‚ the world was undergoing a key component of history‚ the age of exploration. The age of exploration marked the beginning of a globalizing world‚ and emerged as a key component of European culture during this time. Many lands that were previously unknown to the Europeans were discovered‚ though many of these lands were already inhabited by those indigenous to the nations. European missionaries and traders sought to accommodate themselves
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It seems that almost every country in Europe has been sending explorers all over the world. Many of the explorers do what they are supposed to do and are successful in their voyages. However there are also explorers‚ or more specifically‚ conquistadors that have failed in the the missions given to them by the country for which they are exploring and conquering for. This poses the question of‚ is money being wasted by our leaders that could be used to better our countries? Many voyages that explorers
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There were many benefits and also many consequences of European exploration around the world. European exploration spread culture around many parts of the world‚ even into new continents that were not previously known about. While the Europeans traded with other countries and people‚ became rich‚ and spread their culture‚ they also made others suffer for their own good. They took over other peoples‚ sometimes forcing them to convert to Christianity while spreading their own territory. The original
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The renaissance had a large impact on many things in Europe involving the rebirth of culture and arts‚ and it also left behind a new spirit of curiosity and adventure. The new desire for adventure and thrill led to the European Age of Exploration. Europeans seemed answers to feed their curiosity‚ so as a result they decided to embark on voyages to discover what was beyond their borders. By the beginning of the fourteenth century‚ the Europeans striving for knowledge about the world around them‚ along
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The European’s game for discovering Indies competition and the race of finding alternate routes to the East Asian islands hasn’t end. It was made pretty clear that the earth was round. Meaning that we could reach the east by sailing west. Yet no one was willing to pay for Columbus’ journey to satisfy his curiosity‚ which meant he needed to find a very convincing reason to his supporters. So‚ Columbus claimed that any of his backers would become rich‚ drawing the Spanish rulers attention. These Spanish
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The first similarities between the authors of the readings are the explorer’s three main goals‚ Gold‚ Gold‚ and Glory. To achieve more wealth‚ the explorers‚ who discovered a new land that was already occupied by the natives‚ strived to gather gold‚ so that they would be able to carry it back to their country. As well as this‚ expanding the Christian traditions and sharing their beliefs of God was the next thing on their agenda. Conversion of Native Americans was not a simple task for the new settlers
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