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Columbus and Zheng He--Phase I of Competition Between China and the West
Edward Simmons
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(684)
A shift from Chinese to European cultural dominance began as voyages of Zheng He in the Indian Ocean were followed by Columbus' voyages across the Atlantic, so that China today is trying to regain the world recognition they once enjoyed.
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
China played a leading role in connecting the cultures across North and East Africa and Eurasia because of its superior culture, technology, and luxury goods. They established the Silk Road across central Eurasia and played a prominent role in the maritime trade across the South China Sea and Indian Ocean. The 7 voyages of Admiral Zheng He, each of them consisting of hundreds of large ships, culminated the display of Chinese superiority. But China ended the voyages and pulled within itself as...
History M.A & Ph.D. currently teaching American and World History at Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
J.R. McNeill, The Human Web: A Bird's-Eye View of World History; and The Webs of Humankind, a college world history text. Simon Lewis and Mark Maslin, The Human Planet: How We Created the Anthropocene. The Mariners' Museum and Park website for the Age of Discovery, https://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/type/age-of-discovery/
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(684)
I am a Vanderbilt Ph.D. who has spent a lifetime learning and teaching world history, especially in connection with science, archaeology, Bible studies, and philosophy. Being drafted (Vietnam period) just as I started my college teaching career...
Group Class
$20
per classMeets once
55 min
Completed by 18 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
3-6 learners per class
