Everything you need to understand or teach When China Ruled the Seas by Louise Levathes.
"When China Ruled the Seas," by author Louise Levathes, is a historical chronology of China's eventual emergence to a position of dominance on the high seas. Around 1600 B.C., prior to the Ming Dynasty when China enjoyed maritime superiority, the Yi people of China were forced out of working the land and had to turn to the sea for their livelihoods. There is archaeological evidence that the Yi people traveled as...
When China Ruled the Seas: The Treasure Fleet of the Dragon Throne, 1405-1433 Lesson Plans contain 106 pages of teaching material, including: