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One man in particular Zhang He was responsible foralmost all Chinese

exploration. Pronounced Jung Huh

Zheng He was given severalhundred ships, andthousands of men toaccompany him His journeys started in 1405 and

continued until 1433.

Analyze: What are someadvantages with having just one

person explore? What are somedisadvantages? List 2 of each.

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In your notes:Using the map,write at least 3regions/modernday countriesthat Zheng He

explored.

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The areas that hetraveled to include: Southeast Asia: The

Philippines, Vietnam, andSumatra

Arabia Mecca, Medina,Lasa

Eastern Africa: Somalia,Mogadishu

India: Calcutta

Overall, Zheng He led 7separate voyages intothe Indian Ocean

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Junk = Chinesesailing vessel.

Some were up to

400 feet long!

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Using the painting of the Chinese fleet, inferpossible reasons theChinese may have wanted to explore.

Based on the evidence of ________, it can be inferred that onereason for Chinese exploration was _______.

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The emperor wanted toincrease Chinese poweramong neighboringAsian countries. Show off naval might

A desire to controltrade routes.

Make more money ->power

Generally did not

create colonies.

Whiteboards:As: How are these similar to Europeanreasons for exploration?

Bs: How are these different from Europeanreasons for exploration?

Pair-Share

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#1 --- Successfuldemonstration ofChinese power

Because of his largeships and large fleet, he

intimidated others and

kept them fromchallenging the

Chinese.

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You are an Admiral in the Japanese navy. The Emperor of Japanwants to expand the Japanese empire and is considering going towar with China to take over their trading ports in Arabia andEastern Africa. He has asked you to get intelligence on the Chinesenavy and write a report for him about Zheng Hes fleet. In speaking

with your sources, you are told that not only are his shipssignificantly larger and more powerful than the ships in your navy,Zheng Hes fleet is also very large and well organized.

On your whiteboards: 1) Based on what we have learned today, is the information from your

sources accurate?

2) Would you recommend to the emperor that Japan should go to warwith China? Why or why not?

3) What might be an alternative to going to war with China that will still

allow the emperor to expand the Japanese empire?

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#2--- Foreign Alliances

Because of Chinas naval

strength, countries were

motivated to allythemselves with China.

Tributary system

China created strong ties

with Korea, Japan, and

parts of Southern Asia

Connect to today: Do you believethat countries today allythemselves with the United Statesout of fear or because they wantto? Justify your response using an

example as evidence.

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#3Increase in trade with foreign countries.

Fabrics, spices, animals, jewels

Cultural diffusion: Chinese calendar, language,

artistic trends, math from Arabia