Zheng He
Background information of Zheng He
What was Zheng He's occupation?
What is his nationality/ethnicity?
What were his major achievements?
Who did he work for?
What was he responsible for?
How does his occupation relate to his explorations?
In which Chinese dynasty was he under?
How long did his exploration last?
Where did Zheng He travel to?
How did Zheng He positively impact the world?
Did he increase global interaction?
How did he benefit China?
Was Zheng He's exploration reciprocal? Did he benefit the places he travelled to?
How did Zheng He negatively impact the world?
What was the cost of his exploration? (what was his fiscal loss? How many people who travelled with Zheng He died or was severely injured due to being assailed by pirates? )
Did Zheng He perform any form of violence?
How did Zheng He decimate pirates during his exploration?
What was Zheng He's intentions for exploration?
Who commanded him to explore?
What was his incentives?
What were his religious reasons of exploring?
What period and place did Zheng He live in?
How did Zheng He explore?
What specific field did Zheng He explore?
What do I already know?
Zheng He was a naval explorer who increased commerce and interaction between China and various areas in Asia.
Zheng He worked for the Ming dynasty emperor. He was sent on seven total expeditions.
Zheng He introduced diverse creatures to China, these included giraffes, which was fallaciously assumed as a Qi Lin during his time.
Zheng He was extolled by the Ming emperor, Zhu Di. Zheng He's originally family name is Ma, subsequent to his explorations, he was granted the surname "Zheng" as a commendment.
Zheng He is a pious Muslim who aspired to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. He held this ambition during his explorations.
Zheng He was attacked by pirates during his journey. With shrewd, intelligence, and prudence, he successfully devastated the pirates.