the earth and its peoples chapter 15 notes
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Chapter Fifteen Vocabulary Thor Heyerdahl(378) ? in 1947 this historian argued that Easter Island and Hawaii were actually settled from the Americas dhows(379) ? seasonal winds known as monsoons were so predictable during this time that these boats were less difficult and dangerous in ancient times than elsewhere Zheng He(380) ? 1371-1433, an imperial eunuch and Muslim, entrusted b the Ming?emperor Yongle with a series of state voyages that took his gigantic ships through the?Indian ocean, from southeast Asia to Africa Chinese ?treasure ships?(381) ? carried rich silks, precious metals, and other valuable?goods intended as gifts for distant rulers; in return, those rulers sent back gifts of equal or?greater value to the Chinese emperor
