FromspaceexplorationtohistoricdiscoveryUnit3BacktothepastTask1Freetalk

Whyshouldwegettoknowhistory?Lookingintoamirror,we

canseetrueimagesofourown;withourknowledgeofthepast,thepresentcanbebetterknown.—ChenShou明鏡所以照形,古事所以知今。-《三國(guó)志》陳壽ZhengHe,ChinaChristopherColumbus,Italy(supportedbySpain)1Whatdangersdidexplorersfaceinthepast?getextremelyillorevendiewithouttimelytreatmentlackoffoodandwaterduetoalongperiodgetlostindangerouscircumstanceswithoutGPS2Whatarethepossiblerequirementsforbecominganexplorer?bebravebegoodatproblem-solvingbeindependentbecalm/clear-headedTask2ReadingforstructurePara(s)

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:Significanceofhisvoyages03123-4Whichtechniqueisusedtodescribethefirstvoyage,listingfiguresormakingcomparision?Why?Afleetofover200shipsnavigatedtheblueseas,withalmost28,000peopleonboard,whichwasasplendidscene.Itwouldtake500yearsbeforealargerfleetsailedtheseas.Accordingtosomerecords,thelargestshipswereover140metresinlength,demonstratingtheadvancedtechnologyandspecialskillsusedinconstructingships.

Hisshipswereloadedwith...asgiftsforforeignrulers...paidfriendlyvisitto...01ForforeigncountriesHeevensailedasfarastheeastcoastofAfrica...chartedadetailedmapknownasZhengHe’sNavigationMap02ForexplorationWhatdidtheydooverthecourseofsevenvoyages?significanceWhatisthesignificanceofZhengHe’sexploration?ZhengHe’saccomplishmentsarenowwidelyacknowledged.

HeisrememberedasoneofChina’smostinfluentialexplorers.helpdevelopandstrenghtenharmoniusrelations...exposeforeignpeopletoChinesecultureallowtheChinesetobetterunderstandoverseasland0102ChristopherColumbusPara(s)

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voyageschallengescontribution/significancepersonalexperienceofChristopherColumbusWhichtechniqueisusedtostarttointroduceChristopherColumbus,tellingastoryormakingananalogy（類比）？Thosewhomakegreatdiscoveriesmustoftenovercomemanychallengesalongtheway—aswasthecasewiththeexplorerChristopherColumbus.凡取得偉大發(fā)現(xiàn)的人，往往必須戰(zhàn)勝重重困難——正如探險(xiǎn)家克里斯托弗·哥倫布的情況一樣。WhatchallengesdidColumbusandhis

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1492?theyfacedashortageoffoodIttooklongerthanexpectedoneoftheshipswasleakingbadly.challengesWhatenabledColumbustomanagetokeepeveryoneoutofdanger？braveryknowledgeWhatwastheresult？...spotland...callthenativesIndiesreachtheCaribbean,nottheEastIndiesWhatarethecontributionsofColumbus’discovery?inspiredexplorerstoexploreanddiscovermorevastareasoftheworldtoexplorersopenedanewchapteroftheAgeofExploration,aperiodwhichwitnessedmanyimportantgeographicalfindingstohistoryallowedforaninternationalexchangeofideasandcultures.tocultureZheng

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