4th Grade
American Revolution Resources
Discovering Ancient China
Marco Polo
- Marco Polo's LifeClick the link to learn a bit about Marco Polo.
Zheng He
- Zheng He's Exploration JourneyFollow the map of Zheng He's exploration journey on the interactive map.
- The Remarkable Voyages of Zheng HeClick the link to read an article from the magazine Cricket on the voyages of Zheng He.
Zheng He's Voyage
This is a reproduce map believed to be Zheng He's Voyage.
Chinese map of the world dated 1763, claiming to be a reproduction of a 1418 map of Zheng He's (1371-1433) voyages and to prove that Zheng He sailed both to Australia and the Americas. Many think the map is more likely to be based on 18th century European maps. Discovered by Lui Gang in 2005.. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Web. 12 Mar 2015.
Geography
- Atlas of the WorldClick here to see how territories have evolved over time.
- Physical and Human Features of China cont'dThis is rivers.
- Physical and Human features cont'dAgricultural crops
- Chinese GeographyA variety of maps of China, political and geographical, throughout the ages and some of the stories behind them.
