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    was the greatest explorer Christopher Columbus or Zheng He? Tristan Stanchfield A great explorer in my mind requires being a visionary thats willing to pursue his goal despite the challenges faced‚ supported by high risk undertakings where the winnings are all or nothing‚ set on the uncertain future with a non back looking persona. That‚ and if the outcome is great is what my judging is based on. Zheng He‚ originally named Ma He‚ was born into a Muslim family just beyond

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    Zheng He or Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer that is considered to be the man who discovered the Americas. He was born somewhere between October 26 and 31‚ 1451‚ Genoa Italy and died May 20‚ 1506‚ Valladolid Spain. Due to the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans Turks in 1453‚ the silk road became much more dangerous and difficult to traverse which led to sailors trying to find a way to Asia by way of the sea. Columbus made four transatlantic voyages in 1492

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    Prof. Davis Columbus and Zheng He: A Comparative History Zheng He. Zheng He was born in the year of 1371. He was born in a small village which he stayed with his family. The first 10 years of Zheng He’s life were spent in what is now China’s Hunan province. Everything was going good until one day a group of tribes men came and raded the village which Zheng He and his family resided in. This group of tribes men were known as “TheMing”. On this day‚ Zheng He witnessed his father

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    until 1433‚ the Chinese explorer Zheng led several ocean expeditions for the Ming emperor that are unmatched in world history. These explorations were astonishing as much for their distance as they were for their size. It was during the first ones‚ the Chinese explorer Zheng He traveled all the way from China to Southeast Asia and then on to India in which to trade with all the of the major trading sites on India’s southwest coast. On his fourth voyage‚ Zheng He traveled to the Persian Gulf to set

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    that Zheng He discovered America? The purpose of the emperor to send Zheng He on a quest to spread the news that China is a prosperous country. During his life‚ Zheng He had a very long and productive voyages. He set many records and conquered many achievements. There are many interesting facts about him that you may not know. Therefore‚ Zheng He is an influential sailor. On 1371‚ Ma He was born into a poor Muslim family. Ten years later‚ He was taken prisoner. When he was fourteen‚ Ma He is placed

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    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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    Christopher Columbus: Hero or Villain? I will be talking about the national holiday “Christopher Columbus”. Recent historical discoveries of Christopher Columbus’ voyages to the new world have made a conflict surrounding the national celebration of Columbus Day. I’m part of President’s Obama task force Obama Barack answering the question‚ should Columbus Day be noticed as a national holiday? A reason Christopher Columbus would be a villain is because when he met the Native Americans he

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    Christopher Columbus is one of the most well-known explorers in history. Christopher Columbus had many voyages that he had done throughout the years. There was several letters that he had written‚ one regarding his first voyage was to Luis de Santangel that explained what he had found‚ and the way he felt during his voyage. Another was his fourth voyage to Ferdinand and Isabella‚ in which he shows sorrow and regret for his discoveries. In the letters that Christopher Columbus had written his tones

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    a funny memory trick that I learned when I was younger. Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in fourteen-ninety-two. In remembering this small rhyme‚ I decided to choose Christopher Columbus as my ocean explorer. At first‚ I did not know much about Columbus‚ other than the fact that he sailed the ocean in 1492. So in writing this paper‚ I decided to do a little research. I used not only our textbook‚ but the website: “The Columbus Navigation Homepage”. In reviewing this website

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    Christopher Columbus: Hero or Murderer? The way in which a history class would teach the story of Christopher Columbus is very biased as opposed to the stories of what actually happened that were recorded. Some people would classify Columbus in the category of a hero. I‚ on the other hand‚ would term him more as a murderer. Columbus stumbled upon America‚ while trying to find a route to India. Staying at the new found land mass is acceptable and predictable. However‚ taking over the new land

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