Transcript 幻灯片 1

Christopher Columbus
James Cook
Abel Tasman
Zheng He
under the command of…
fleet
court
ambassador
renew
awareness
prosper
the Mediterranean Sea
Ceylon
the Red Sea
rhinoceros
ivory
zebra
shell
giraffe
spice
rhinoceros
horn
1. Which two countries’ relations does this passage focus on?
Africa and China
2. In what times did the two countries meet with each other?
In 97 AD, Gan Ying, a Chinese ambassador went to the East Roman
Empire over land.
In the 11th century, the Africans made several voyages to the court
of the Song Dynasty.
In the years between 1405 and 1433, seven large treasure fleets sailed
westwards to the eastern coast of Africa.
Development of
the relations
Three times
of meetings
How were
the meetings?
had contacts with
along the Silk Road
met …, heard about
over land
the East Roman Empire
&
developed into…
was taken prisoner by…
wandering through…
made voyages to
led to the awareness of …
the Red Sea
sail westwards
on voyages of…
under the
command
of…
set sail
from…
a royal
present
the South
China Sea
Indian Ocean
The gift and the contact so excited
…that…
generous
response
The
exchange
of
goods…