Indian Ocean Exchange Part 2 Flashcards
How many expeditions did Ming China send 1405-33?
7 expeditions
Who was the main sponsor (emperor) for the 7 expeditions and when was their rule?
Yongle, he was the 3rd emperor from 1402 to 24
Who was given the responsibility to lead the expeditions?
Wheng He, he previously served in Yongle’s household
What were the expeditions purpose?
to project prestige/ make other want to trade and send tribute
How could the size of the expedition ships be described?
enormous especially compared to those of Columbus
Where did the first few voyages go?
India then as far as East Asia
Why did the voyages stop?
the Confucian scholars got their way
Why did the Confucian scholars want the voyages to stop?
Because It was too costly and the northern border needed defense
Who invented the compass
China
When was the compass used at sea?
1100s
An astrolabe was invented fairly early but a mariner’s astrolabe arose in this era. What did it do?
It determines latitude among other things.
Sailors built ______ ships for ocean travel but more navigable smaller ones (____) for coastal waters. Also important were lateen sails and sternpost rudders.
Larger, dhow,
What does Monsoon?
it is arabic for wind reversing
The benefit was blowing NE in the ______ and then SW in the ______. This is true for both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
Summer, Winter
