Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was one of the first Europeans to go around Africa and interact with the Indians. The document found here https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1497degama.asp is a report from one his earlier voyages.

Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was one of the first Europeans to go around Africa and interact with the Indians. The document found here https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/1497degama.asp is a report from one his earlier voyages.

The document found here https://msjabbar.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/4/7/13476668/zheng_he_aggressor_or_ambassador_documents.pdf (just read the first page and a half) is a description of the voyages of Zheng He. While these documents were written in different eras and have slightly different purposes, they both decribe interactiosn with other cultures.

In your final reading response, discuss the following:

What do these documents have in common?
How do the authors of thee documents view the cultures that they are interacting with?
What do the reveal about the role of trade in China and Portugal in this era?
How do the approaches of these two nations differ?

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