The voyages of Zheng He

  1. Describe the voyages of Zheng He. How did he contribute to the spread of Chinese culture? 2. What role did women play in Parisian salons during the Age of Enlightenment? 3. What are the three reasons why the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain? 4. What's Ptolemy’s Geography, and what role did it play in the discovery of the New World? 5. How did the Ottoman system of devshirme help to create merit-based opportunities in the military and administration as opposed to the hereditary system practiced in Europe at the time? 6. How did the Factory Act of 1833 and the Mines Act of 1842 change the pattern of whole families working together?