The Zheng He expeditions
a. Ended in 1433, the same year as the death of Zheng He.
b. Helped to open up trade with east Africa.
c. Were used to ferry pilgrimages to the Holy Land.
d. Were the first open-sea explorations until the European explorations in the 1400s.
e. Left some important first-hand descriptions of South America.
Question 2
The Spanish arrived in the Inca empire in the immediate aftermath of a/an
a. religious conflict.
b. invasion by a rival power.
c. three-year famine.
d. civil war.
e. series of earthquakes.
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