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This voyage consisted of 317 ships holding almost 28,000 crewman. The point of this voyage was to expand trade partners and their main stop was India.
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Mapmakers, instrument makers, shipbuilders, scientists and sea captains gathered there to perfect their trade.
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After his final voyage, China decided that they had everything they needed in China and could sutain themselves. They stopped trade with most countries, except a couple that the government allowed.
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When he landed, he thought he landed in the East Indies when in actyallity he landed in Hispanola.
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The Treaty of Tordesillas was created by Pope Alexander VI to settle the disagreement by Spain and Portugal. They agreed to honor the line that separated Spain and Portugal.
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The sailors filled their ships with spices like pepper and cinnamon. Their cargo was worth 60 times the cost of the voyage.
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He used his remaining years of being a shogun to create and solidify the Tokugawa shogunate, which brought in the Edo Period.
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The Manchus from Manchuria invaded China when the Ming dynasty was falling because of rebillions.
