The links below are resources about all of the major topics that we study in class.
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Why Didn't China Discover the New World (article for teachers)
Social Education, 2013
The Story of China: Ming Dynasty
PBS, 2017
Chinese Trade in the Indian Ocean (article)
Center for Global Education, 2009
Asia For Educators, Columbia University, 2009
China Trade and the East India Company (text and images)
British Library, 2017
Ancient Chinese Explorers (article)
PBS-Nova, 2001
Admiral Zheng He’s Voyages to the “West Oceans”
Association for Asian Studies, 2014
World History Encyclopedia, 2019
PBS, 2017
Various sources -- see link
Primary Sources on the Ming Dynasty and Treasure Fleets
Various sources -- see link