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Unit
2
The Arctic
How many continents
are there in the world ?
What are they?
How many oceans are
there in the world ?
What are they?
Do you know anything
about exploration?
explore
explorer
exploration
How many kinds of
explorations do you know?
space
polar
desert
voyage
exploration
Do you know anything
about navigation?
navy
navigator
navigation
How many famous
navigators do you know
in history?
Zheng He, in the year between 1405
and 1433, seven large treasure fleets
sailed westwards on voyages of trade
and exploration. Under the command of
Zheng He, the fleets set sail from the South
China Sea across the Indian Ocean to the
Red Sea, and then traveled further
south, discovering the eastern coast
of Africa.
1728-1779
James Cook
James Cook (1728-1779) was the greatest
British navigator. In 1768 he was sent to
the Pacific. On his famous second expedition
(1772-75) he explored Antarctica. In 1776 he
undertook his third and final voyage in which he
explored the West coast of North America and
tried to locate a passage between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans. On this voyage he discovered the
Hawaiian Islands, and sailed up the coast of
North America through the Bering Straits to
the Arctic Ocean. On his return he was
killed by Hawaiian islanders.
1451-1506
Christopher Columbus
Italian-born explorer Christopher
Columbus broke with tradition in
1492, sailing west in an attempt to find a
shorter route to India and China. On
August 3rd, 1492, Columbus departed from
Palos de la Frontera, Spain, on the first
of several voyages to what he later
called the “New World.”
1603 – 1659
Abel Janszoon Tasman
The discovery of New Zealand --Abel Janszoon Tasman
from Holland 1603 – 1659
The first European to discover
New Zealand
Do you know any other
famous navigators in history?
Marco Polo (12541324), is probably
the most famous
Westerner traveled
on the Silk Road. His
journey through
Asia lasted 24 years.
He traveled the
whole of China and
returned to tell the
tale, which became
the greatest
travelogue.
Magellan was born
about 1470 in Portugal.
He set forth his project for a
trip round the world on
August 10, 1519 and was
killed in April 1521 in the
Philippines. The voyage
Magellan
proved that the earth is
round.
Vasco da Gama
(1460-1524)
Of all the navigators we discussed
above, who was the earliest navigator
to set sail across the oceans?
Zheng He —— 1405
Columbus —— 1492
Magellan —— 1521
da Gama —— 1497
Read through the
text with the following
questions:
1. Who were / was the earliest
explorer/s of the Western Ocean?
A. Marco Polo
B. Christopher Columbus
C. European explorers
D. Brave merchants
2. Through the Silk Road, China
got ______ from other countries.
A. spices and glasses
B. silk
C. weapons
D. milk
3. An African king gave rhinoceros
horns to China in order to _____.
A. make money
B. stop the war
C. show his friendship
D. award the Ambassador
4. Which of the following became
the world’s trading center over a
few centuries after Han Dynasty?
A. Ceylon
B. India
C. Swahili kingdoms D. Egypt
5. In Du Huan’s book Record of My
Travels you can learn about ___.
A. Marco polo
B. many foreign countries
C. Christopher Columbus
D. ways to make silk
Read the text
carefully with the
following questions:
1. The text is mainly about ______.
A. how the Silk Road was formed
B. how China developed trading relations
with Arabic countries
C. Zheng He’s expeditions across the Indian
ocean.
D. the history of China’s opening to the
outside world
2. The small bronze stature of a lion
found in Shanga most probably
came from ______.
A. China
B. Rome
C. Greece
D. London
3. Which of the following can be inferred
from the text?
A. Columbus’ exploration was stopped for
economic reasons.
B. No accurate maps of the countries around
the Indian Ocean existed before Zhen He.
C. In the Ming Dynasty China had the most
powerful navy in the world.
D. The giraffe was an animal that could not
be found in China in the Ming Dynasty.
4. Who does “The Chinese
Columbus” refer to?
A．The Ming emperor．
B．Du Huan．
C．The Chinese ambassador．
D．Zheng He．
5. “In the east，China prospered
under a new dynasty”. The
underlined part refers to____.
A．the Han Dynasty
B．the Song Dynasty
C．the Qin Dynasty
D．the Ming Dynasty
True or False
1. The
BraveEuropeans
merchants were the first explorers to
travel to other countries.
2. Accurate maps of the countries around the
Indian Ocean were made before
fifteenth
by the the
beginning
century.
of the 15th century.
3. In the years between 1405 and 1433, Zheng
He sailed westwards only on voyages of
exploration. and trade.
4. Zheng He invited African countries to send
ambassadors to China.
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