We should celebrate the voyages of Zheng He because he overcame great odds in childhood, castrated by the Ming Dynasty, he traveled over 100,000 miles with very little technology, he managed a total of 37,500 men, managed a four hundred feet boat, he was a great leader to his soldiers, and created cultural diffusion in China. Zheng He overcame great odds in childhood was by in 1381, a ten year old boy named Ma He from Yunan Province in southern China watched his father died at the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and he was also taken into prisoner to serve the Emperor’s son, Prince Zhu Di. However before serving the emperor’s son was by being castrated and to join (forced) the thousands of eunuchs. Zheng He served the prince well and rose in the ranks of the …show more content…
However managing this large amount of group shows great amount of leadership and commitment. For instance, Zheng He showed his crew members what it meant to be a role model. Even though it was hard for Zheng He to manage this crew, he had bigger things to worry about. Being a role model for his crew meant setting an example so they could follow (Doc. B and C .)
Zheng He created cultural diffusion in China. Zheng He helped spread the advanced Chinese culture and civilization to the outside world. He traveled across the oceans to help people in other lands improve their lives through religion, road building and well digging, and brought about great cultural impact to areas. (Doc. A.)
In conclusion, Zheng He died of disease in 1433 during his last voyage. He was tossed overboard for fear of spread of disease but his empty tomb is outside of Nanjing. After his death, China turned towards isolation, they banned overseas travel and burned all the ships and records of Zheng He. After Zheng He 's death during, the whole treasure fleet was
Many people always wonder who would win in a one on one battle. A samurai or a knight? Although many people support the samurai’s side, I support the knight side for various reasons. While knights and samurai have many similarities, in a one on one battle, the advantage would go to the knights and this can be seen through weapons, armor, and training. The most significant way a knight has an advantage is through armor.
Summer Soldier of the US If I was a soldier at Valley Forge I would leave for the harsh winters. Valley Forge is a winter camp set up by General Washington for his continental Army. This camp had harsh winters and many people died of Illnesses. The estimate of illnesses written by researchers in 1974 (document a), it shows how many people die from sickness. 50% of the people die there and that is equal to a 50 50 chance of dying.
Valley Forge was a Patriot camp during the American Revolution. It was used by General George Washington and soldiers. The campsite was a harsh place and the winter made nearly impossible to live. For, us , soldiers it was a living hell. The Patriots reached Valley Forge in December 1777 ( Doc A ).
Upon reflection, historians now acknowledge his expedition to Africa of particular distinction. Historians and scholars commonly agree that continuing around the Cape of Good Hope would have presumably led to discovering a direct trade route to Europe seventy-five years earlier than Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. Notwithstanding Zheng He’s preeminence over this era, inadvertent discoveries occasionally eclipsed intentional design nonetheless, drawing parallels to other famous explorers no different than Christopher Columbus’ unplanned discovery of America. On balance, world history indicates Zheng He’s achievements as nothing less than
On August 29, 1911 Ishi, the last walked on the Sierra wilderness and into American culture. Ishi was treated less as a human-being, as his name was slandered by the San Francisco Call Article, which was not agreeable. This article describe Ishi by stating “with an assumption of stern dignity, yet trembling from burnoff hair to bare feet, the last of the cavemen took his seat among the crimson plush draperies and the glittering electric lights of the large box.”(San Francisco Call, Ishi Calls the Orpheum, The Heaven of the White People, Doc 4) That statement that the author, Grant Wallace made in some way tried to destroy Ishi humanity, which is to do to another human being.
Mansa Musa set off on his hajj and traveled thousands of miles through deserts, and strange cities to get to Mecca. Although this was a very religious journey, was this pilgrimage really all for religious purposes? Religion may have been a large motivating factor for this trip, but Mansa Musa did not journey on his hajj just for religious purposes. There were many other motivating factors for why Mansa Musa took this journey. Some motives were to set up better trade for the future, and gain popularity for his kingdom Mali and himself.
Zheng He commanded a fleet of 300 ships with 20,000 men; these large numbers needed Zheng He to be very decisive and determined. “ Zheng and his men beat their way down through all of South-East Asia, to both coasts of India and finally to Africa's eastern coast, at least as far as
According to the Fourth Amendment, people have the right to be secure in their private property, and may only be searched with probable cause. However, in a recent case, this right was violated by the government. An Oregon citizen, with the initials of DLK, was suspected of growing marijuana in his home. The federal government used a thermal imager to scan his home, and were later given a warrant to physically search his home. However, many remain divided over whether or not this scan was constitutional, as there was no warrant at the time of the scan.
Corporate greedy and corrupt politicians were specific problems and injustices that were present in American life during the late 1800s and early 1900s however these were addressed during the progressive era with laws and regulations. Throughout the gilded era corrupt politicians and corporate greedy allowed the upper class and businessmen to take advantage of the working class. This means that a majority of the population were hurt during the gilded age whereas a small percentage benefitted. As seen in document 1, living conditions were crowded, dirty, and unsafe.
Zheng He was an explorer, diplomat, and admiral from China that lived during the Ming Dynasty. Throughout centuries and even in recent decades, Zheng He and his expeditions have been politicized and remembered as an envoy of peace. His expeditions were widely praised and moreover exaggerated by nationalistic individuals who were proud of the past (Ptak 1). What those individuals create is the huge romanticzation of Zheng He as an individual and his expeditions. Similar to the story of the Three Kingdoms and figures such as Zhuge Liang and the Liu Guan Zhang brothers, Zheng He was greatly glorified and honored and became a prominent figure in Chinese history and literature.
He tried to sail west for years, but he never had enough money to. ¨He was so determined to fulfill his dream even though he could not afford to pay for such a trip.¨(Document #1) He was determined even though it seemed that he would never get to sail. There were many people who doubted him and said that he would never be able to sail, but he never gave up on his dream of sailing west, and finding Asia. It is a good thing that he didn 't give up.
Zheng He was a peacemaking ambassador who only used power or violence when threatened. This is the case in many situations that Zheng He was in. Especially as he protected the Ming dynasty through king 's orders, he rarely used violence or force. He uses the power he does to help people. “Zheng He erected a stone tablet that declared Melaka to be a kingdom.
What if Marco Polo didn 't travel to China? What would the world be like if Marco Polo didn 't travel to China? There were many famous people who were known for their great finds and travels, but Marco Polo was one of the greats. He was born in 1254 in Venice Italy to a wealthy Venetian merchant family.
Xuanzang started his journey in 629 C.E. An imperial decree by the Emperor Taizong forbade him to go beyond the borders of the Chinese Empire. So he snuck out of the empire when dusk had arrived. Xuanzang traveled by night and hid during the day so that it was easier for him not to be detected. He traveled along the Silk Road surviving the dangerous Taklamakan Desert and the high and deadly mountains of Tian Shan. Since the obstacles that they had encountered were too dangerous, then Xuanzang’s companions that traveled at the beginning of the journey lost their confidence, turned around and ditched him.
Over the past centuries, the stories of Zheng He Voyages have been marveled at by many, and have even hit many households not only in China, but also in many parts of the world. Zheng He was an influential figure during the Ming Empire, leading an astounding total number of seven voyages, with tens of thousands of people and great fleets under his command. Zheng He was born to a Muslim family in Yunan with the original name of Ma He. Upon being captured by the Ming army, he was sent to serve the Prince of Yan who was to be the future Yongle Emperor, and quickly distinguished himself from the rest of the Eunuch through his brilliance, highest level of loyalty, as well as his braveness as a soldier. With attentive studies on Zheng He’s miraculous