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WelcomeIfyouhadatimemachine,(1)whichdynastywouldyougobacktoandwhy?(2)whichhistoricalfigurewouldyouliketomeetandwhatwouldyousaytohim/her?

WelcomeWouldyouliketomeettwohistoricalexplorerswhowerefamousfortheirvoyages?

ReadingSailingtheOceans

ReadingWhatdangersdidtheyface?BigwavesLightningstrikesPirateCollisionswithotherboats

ZhengHe’sexplorationChristopherColumbus’sexplorationThefirstvoyageDeparturetimeDeparturepointFleetsizeNumberPlacesofarrivalTotalnumberofvoyagesinthesummerof1405Taicangover200shipsalmost28,000peopleasfarastheeastcoastofAfricasevenon3August1492Spainthreeshipsabout90crewmenTheshoresoftheCaribbeanfourReading

PartI:ZhengHe

FastreadingZhengHePara.1.__________________________________Para.2.____________________Para.3TheofsevenvoyagesPara.4The________________ofZhengHe’svoyages’accomplishmentsPersonalinformationandthefirstvoyageThesevenvoyagesacknowledgementssignificance

（1）WhywereZhengHe’sshipsloadedwithchina,silk,teaandothertreasures?

（2）WhathelpedprovethattherecordsofZhengHe’svoyageswerenotlegends?Becausethesearegiftstoforeignrulers.AnenormousshipyardwasdiscoveredinNanjing,wherethefleethadbeenbuilt.PartI:ZhengHe

PartI:ZhengHeIshesuccessful?helpeddevelopandstrengthenharmoniousrelationswithourneighbouringcountriesandregions;L15exposingforeignpeopletoChineseculture;L16allowingChinesetobetterunderstandoverseaslands;L17

PartI:ZhengHeFurtherthinking:Whydidhesailtheoceans?TheYongleEmperorwantedtoshowtherestoftheworldthegloryandpoweroftheChineseempire.YongleEmperoralsowantedtoestablishtradeandrelationswithotherpeoplesoftheworld.officialreasons

PartII:ChristopherColumbus

FastreadingChristopherColumbusPara.1____________________Para.2_______________.Para.3Thethr