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Priya Subramanian, Brandon Oh Chang, Ricoh Das, and Alec
Vitale
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Who is Zheng He?
o Zheng He was an important imperialeunuch and Muslim that was entrusted
by the Ming emperor Yongle.
o He led 7 voyages from 1405 to 1433 ,
each fleet being composed of about 300vessels. The total crew of each voyage
had about 27,000 men.
o As a Muslim who had family who made
pilgrimage to Mecca, he had a broadknowledge of the Middle East and his
religious views made relations with
India (the site of his first three voyages)
easier.
Zheng Hes Importance To China
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Zheng Hes Importance To China
Zheng Hes ships were some of the
most impressive and advancedexamples of naval engineering.
His treasure ships were wide and
bulky . The Chinese junks had many
improvements : had watertightbulkheads and efficient "lugsails"
His fleet also included specialized
vessels such as: "equine ships"
warships, supply ships, and watertankers. Each ship was armored with
a small cannon but mainly won sea
battles with accurate crossbows.
The Ships
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Zheng Hes Voyages
Went to Champa ( Vietnam), Siam (Thailand), Singapore,
Java (Indonesia), Bangladesh, Cailcut and Ceylon (SriLanka India), Saudi Arabia, Malacca, Sumatra , other
African states, etc.
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The ships were loaded with Chinese silk, porcelain, and lacquerwarethat were traded with coastal areas of the Indian Ocean. In exchangefor their goods, they got spices, ivory, medicines, rare woods, and
pearls that were needed by the imperial court. Treasure ships brought "gifts" for distant rulers who sent back
gifts of great value back to the Chinese emperor.
Many trade routes opened up and the Chinese developed relationshipswith other countries.
Zheng Hes own Muslim faith caused many Muslim communities toform.
After Zheng He died, Confucianists in the imperial court, had Zheng'sships destroyed in efforts to "systematically destroy all official records ofthe voyages.".
Zheng Hes Importance to China
Pearls
Silk
Porcelain
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The voyages
The Chinese imperial gainedcontrol of a vast number of
trading networks from Taiwanto the Persian Gulf.
He visited long-standingChinese merchantcommunities in SoutheastAsia to collect taxes and
cement their allegiance to theMing State.
50 new tributary states wereadded
Reason for large expedition --Ming sought to inspire awe of
their power andachievements. They alsosought to expand China'strade.
Zheng Hes Importance To China
Zheng Hes map
He explored places and then gave the map of his findings to the emperor.
In 1433, Zheng He died during his 7th voyage. His death meant the end of all
voyages to the west.
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Timeline of Zheng He
1st Voyage
2nd Voyage
4th Voyage
5th voyage
All large
ships were
destroyed in
China
Zheng Hedied in his
seventh
voyage in
1433 .
The Ming
Empire is
formed under
the rule ofEmperor
Hogwu (1368)
Zheng He
is born in
1371
Emperor
Yongle
assumes
(1402-1424)
throne
1368
1500
6th Voyage.
Zheng Hes map is
published (1418)
3rd
Voyage
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Maps
Mongol Empire Map
(above map)
Silk Road Map (right map)
http://www.pagefarm.net/wiki/index.php?title=Image:Mongol.gif -
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Mongol Passport
Worn aroundneck
Used for Mongol
customs officers
to identify people
Marco Polo used
one on return to
Venice
Two types:
Official Person on
State
Mission/
Important
Guest
Mongol Passport
Inscription: By the power of eternal heaven,
an edict of the Khan, he who has no respect is
guilty.
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Pax Mongolica
Latin for Mongol Peace. Refers to the peace the Mongols
brought to the Silk Road.
Facilitated overland trade
Marco Polo noted that it was the 1st
time that it was safe to travel theSilk Road during the day or night.
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Who is Marco Polo
Explorer and journalist
He is from Venice, Italy
Born in 1254 and died in 1324
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Where did he go?
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Marco Polo and Mongolian
China Traveled China for
17 years
Was givenadministrative duties
He was 20 when his
family arrived inChina
Governed theChinese cityYangzhou
Travels of MarcoPolo was written byhim after hereturned to Italyabout his travels
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Western learning of China from
Marco Polo China had far advanced
Paper
Books
Art
Many natural resources
Birds, plants and animals
Business
Mercantilism Risks
Profits
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Art
-One technique that
became popular was
silk screen Painting
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3-D Art -Many artisanships reached newheights including porcelains
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Art and Trade Due to the open support of trade by the Mongols. The
diffusion of Yuan dynastic artistic influences increased greatlyfrom past experiences
They even gave benefits to artisans from Mongol rule
including freedom from corve (unpaid) labor, tax remissions,
and higher social status. Desired trade products include: precious ivory and gold, food
items such as pomegranates, safflowers, and carrots went
east out of Rome to the west animals such as horses, sheep,
elephants, peacocks, and camels They produced: jade, furs, ceramics, and manufactured
objects of bronze, iron and lacquer
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Resources and Trade in Mongolia
today
Resources oil, coal, copper, molybdenum,
tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc,
fluorspar, gold, silver, iron
Exports: copper, apparel, livestock, animalproducts, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar,
other nonferrous metals, coal
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Jobs
Task 1- Priya
Task 2- Brandon
Task 3- Ricoh
Task 4/5- Alec
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Credits Page
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