Historians Argue That One of the Goals of Zheng He's

question 48

Multiple Choice

Historians argue that one of the goals of Zheng He's expeditions was to expand Chinese trade because

• A) extensive surviving documentary evidence indicates that trade was a main concern.
• B) flyers distributed by the ships advertising Chinese goods have been found.
• C) excavation of shipwrecks has revealed that many of these goods had price tags attached.
• D) the fleets visited major commercial ports.
• E) None of these

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