To India and Back
The commander King John II hired for expeditions
Who was Batholomeu Dias
The analogy or phrase used in The Discoverers to explain why the Arabs didn't sail to the west
"Why would I?" "I"m already there!"
Who was the Admiral of the Triple Treasure?
Cheng Ho
Who was the British diplomatic representative who attempted to open trade w/ China
Lord Macartney
Nickname of King Manuel I
Who was "The Fortunate"
One of the most famous European treaties signed by Portugal and Spain, over the dividing of western lands.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas
The wind system that reverses direction seasonally
Monsoon
Who led a palace revolt against Chu Yang-chang
Yung Lo
What animal did china mistake to be a unicorn
The giraffe
Who was Marco Polo of the Arab world?
Ibn Battuta
The first permanent naval force stationed by Europeans in Asiatic waters was commanded by who?
Visco da Gama's uncle
Arab who was a warrior on land but a worrier on the sea
Caliph Omar I
What was Chu Yuan-chang before occupying Peking?
Buddist Monk
Where was the origin of the giraffe gifted to China?
Bengal
Who was "The Lion of the Sea in Fury"
Ibn Majid
What was the name of the ship carrying Muslims home from Mecca?
The "Meri"
Mozambique channel
What rule did Chu Yang-chang create that he himself did not keep
You shouldnt humiliate others
Why was the Great Wall of China rebuilt?
To keep the Mongols and Tartars away
Who was the Three-Jewel Eunech
Cheng Ho
The passengers Gama brought on his expedition to use "whenever there was a mortal risk".
Convicts
Name of the book written by Ibn Majid to guide sailors through the Red sea and Indian Ocean
Kitab al-Fawa'id or Nautical Directory
Who did Yung Lo send Cheng Ho to find?
His nephew
What war did the British East India Company create that lasted from 1839-1842?
The Opium War
Who was the Chinese Napoleon
Chu Yuan-Chang