Samuel omenwu Raven charles Haley McKenzie Terms Indian Ocean Trade Trades routes that consist of d Southeast Asia India Arabia and East Africa This was significant because it was the largest trade network at the time and they traded goods and ideas Monsoon Monsoon is a seasonal change of prevailing winds that blows at southeast asia monsoon carries heavy rain and winds Zanzibar Zanzibar is a Tanzanian archipelago in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa and It was one of the best places to meet because it was in the middle of the indian ocean trade they also had lots of spices Canton A trading system that developed between Chinese and foreign merchants in the Southern China city of Guangzhou Zheng He aka Cheong Ho Zheng He is the commander of the treasure fleet and was also a traderand diplomat He was also an eunuch Ma Huan A chinese muslim who was known as a Translator for Zheng He explorations He accpanied Zheng he for 3 voyyages and he took notes about the geography weather politics and food Ming Empire Was the ruling dynasty that lasted from 1368 644 AD Was the last dynasty ruled by the Hans The Ming empire was known for its Trade expansion to the west drama literature and porcelain Tribute when a foreign court sends envoys and exotic products and animals to the Chinese Emperor who in return gave the envoys gifts in return and permitted them to trade in China 1 Who were Zheng He and Ma Huan When did Chinese voyage take place and why Where did Zheng He and Ma Huan visit Do some research online to describe the scale and extent of Chinese voyages Zheng He was a Chinese explorer and marine He commanded the largest and most advanced fleet the world had ever seen during that period of time Zheng He was the best known of the Yongle emperor s for its political agents Zheng He led the largest ships in the world on seven voyages of exploration to the lands around the Indian Ocean Ma Huan a chinese muslim who played as an interpreter for Zheng He s explorations Ma Huan a Chinese traveler was one of the four people who conducted Zheng He during his seven voyages into the Indian Ocean To translate his voyages traveling to the Indian Ocean Zheng He went on his first voyage in 1405 commanding some 27 800 men Zheng He made the voyages because he intended to display China s power and culture and bring foreign treasures back to the Ming court 2 What did Ma Huan record What was the term Ma Huan used to refer to China How did Ma Huan portray the peoples and cultures he encountered during the voyages Use concrete examples from the primary source reading What do they tell us about China and Chinese commodities Use concrete examples from the readings to answer these questions Ma Huan made a detailed record of the history of Zheng He s voyages to the West Since he was Zheng He s translator he kept up with all the information about people where they went and other languages he had to speak For example Ma Huan was excited about traveling and learning different languages and speaking it Basically he took notes in his head from what people wore spoke and even acted during specific moments He basically paid attention to things Zheng He didn t Not only that Zheng loved that he did that because it gives him a set of mind 3 When did the first voyage of Columbus take place Compare it to the Chinese voyages How do they differ from or similar to each other The first voyage of Columbus took place during the year 1492 This voyage differed than previous voyages explorations because it was done by the Europeans with the intention of exploring unclaimed land specifically The Chinese voyages were usually directed at finding trade routes expanding territory exploring new land etc 4 A famous historian argued that the year 1492 marked the beginning of the world Do you agree with this statement Is this an example of Eurocentrism Assess it using what we have studied in Part IV of our class I disagree that the year 1492 marked the beginning of the world but I can agree it marked the beginning of the new world I think it marked the beginning of the new world because a new continent America was discovered by Christopher Columbus This is an example of Eurocentrism because it makes it out to be that Europeans discovered the Americas 1st which isnt true and also the modern world which was also untrue because some nations were more advanced at the time