Map by Brennan Walker

Zheng He

brennanwalker — 2024-10-01 16:31:21 UTC

Zheng He was a chinese muslim that knew the arabic and arab customs. And he was made the imperial envoy. It's a person that represents the government and to talk with other governments.

And he began an expedition in 1405 and over almost three decades he led seven expeditions from southeast asia to east africa. Ma Huan, a chinese translator, goes with Zheng He when he travels.

Maco Polo

brennanwalker — 2024-10-02 15:56:42 UTC

Marco Polo was an Italian who explored Eurasia. In 1300 he published travels, a travelogue with Rustichello da Pisa.

Marco Polo described a form of money called paper money that the chineses made as a form of credit. They can be worth more coin money like one paper can be like 3 coins. But if you copied it you will get the highest punishment. This shows that ideas were spread along the trade routes because the impact was significant because we use paper money today.

Yuan Stone with Nestorian Inscription

brennanwalker — 2024-10-04 13:50:51 UTC

They found a stone tablet with a Nestorian Christian cross and inscribed with Syriac writing.

It dates from the Yuan dynasty and is thought to be as old as 1271 to 1368 CE.