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Zheng He led his voyage on a "treasure" ship. Everywhere he went, he distributed gifts to show Chinese superiority, and because of this, more than 16 countries sent tribute to the Ming Court,
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Prince Henry founded a naviagtion school on the southwestern coast of Portugal, and mapmakers, instrument makers, shipbuilders, scientists, and sea captains gathered to perfect their trade. Soon after, Portugese ships began sailing down the western coast of Africa.
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Chinese scholar-officials complained that the voyages wasted recources, so after the seventh voyage, China withdrew into isolation.
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Columbus claimed the island for Spain, and he named it San Salvador.
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Pope Alexander V1 tried to make a line for the land that belonged to Spain and Portugal. Portugal thought that the line gave to much to Spain, so the line was moved. Then, Spain and Portugal signed the treaty of tordesillas.
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The Portugese found spices, rare silks, and precious gems that they filled their ships with.
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Tokugawa became a shogun, and he used his remaining years to create the Tokugawa Shogunate.
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The Quing Dynasty would rule for 260 years, and they expanded China's borders.
