FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
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He joined the army
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He became an apprentice to a blacksmith
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He became a slave to one of the emperor’s sons
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -He grew up speaking Arabic and Chinese, learning much about the world to the west and its geography and customs. After the Ming army conquered Yunnan, he was taken captive as a young boy in 1381, and castrated, thus becoming a eunuch, to become a servant at the Imperial court.
Detailed explanation-2: -Zheng He commanded the largest and most advanced fleet the world had ever seen. The voyages were intended to display China’s power and culture and bring foreign treasures back to the Ming court. Zheng He set sail on his first voyage in 1405, commanding some 27, 800 men.
Detailed explanation-3: -Zheng He (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhènghé; Wade–Giles: Chêng-ho; 1371–1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China’s early Ming dynasty.
Detailed explanation-4: -Linked to eunuch politics and wasteful policies, the voyages were over. By the century’s end, ships could not be built with more than two masts, and in 1525 the government ordered the destruction of all oceangoing ships.