https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng By: Alexis Schrieber en-us 2016-11-24 20:50:57 UTC 2016-11-24 21:08:52 UTC hello@padlet.com k1330482 https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817020  Was born in 1371 in a Kunyang Subdistrict beyond Chinese borders to a Muslim Family. They were part of the Hui People
- Had 4 sisters and 1 older brother
- Was taken to the Imperial Chinese Capital to be a court eunuch

]]> 2016-11-24 20:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817020 k1330482 https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817059 - Died in 1433 of disease either during or soon after his very last voyage in Kozhikode, India.]]> 2016-11-24 20:52:14 UTC https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817059 k1330482 https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817092 - He was an Admiral, Grand Director, and eventually a Chief Envoy during the treasure ship voyages.
- He explored for the country of china for nearly 3 decades, from 1405 to 1433.]]> 2016-11-24 20:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817092 k1330482 https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817133 - Established Chinese presence in the trading world
- His travels helped open up routes that would later be used by other voyagers to discover and explore the Americas
- Brought back a giraffe that started the first zoo in China]]> 2016-11-24 20:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817133 k1330482 https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817170 1st Voyage 1405-1407
2nd Voyage 1407-1409
3rd Voyage 1409-1411
4th Voyage 1413-1415
5th Voyage  1416-1419 
6th Voyage 1421-1422
7th Voyage 1430-1433]]> 2016-11-24 20:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817170 k1330482 https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817208 - His original birth name was Ma He 
- Used several different types of ships including Patrol Boats and Water Tankers
- His ancestors were Arabians who had immigrated into China]]> 2016-11-24 20:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817208 k1330482 https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817235 - To establish good trade relationships with several countries in Southeast Asia, India, Arabia and Africa.
- To find new trade routes and introduce Chinese trade.]]> 2016-11-24 20:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817235 k1330482 https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817296 2016-11-24 20:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817296 k1330482 https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817949 2016-11-24 21:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/k1330482/inlw72m83ng/wish/139817949