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Crash Course World History I: Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He--15th Century Mariners

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Christopher Columbus wasn't the only pioneer plying the seas in the 1400s. In Portugal, Vasco da Gama was busy integrating Europe into the Indian Ocean Trade. Chinese admiral Zheng He was also traveling far and wide in the largest wooden ships ever built. Part of the "Crash Course World History" series.

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