What happened in 1403?
Zhu Di was made the King of China
Who did he ask to join his government?
Zheng He
When was he born?
1371
was he friends with Z.Di?
yes
Did Z.He travel on boats?
yes
Did he make a lot of sea voyages?
yes
how many?
seven
were they short trips?
no
about how long did they last?
between two and four years
how many ships did he oversee?
300
how many men?
28,000
what countries did they go to?
India, Africa, Middle East, South America and Australia
what did he carry in the ships?
silk, medicine
did he bring live things back with him?
gold, treasures, foreign guests and strange animals
what animal?
giraffe
do we know everything about him?
no
what is one reason why not?
the new king burned almost all the books
when did historians start studying him?
in the last 50 years
when did he die?
1433
what other famous explorer is he referred to as?
Columbus