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1、成绩：中国矿业大学外文学院《西方文明史》课程论文姓名张明谱学号12105166专业班级英语翻译10-3班论文题目：ThecomparisonbetweentheinfluencesofZhengHe’expeditionstosoutheastAsiaandColumbus’sdiscoveryofthenewcontinent2013年6月徐州ThecomparisonbetweentheinfluencesofZhengHe'sexpeditionstoSoutheastAsiaandCol
2、umbus’sdiscoveryofthenewcontinent1.TheBriefIntroductionofTheIncidents1.1ZhengHe'sexpeditionstoSouth-eastAsiaNovember7thinYear1405（thethirdyearofEmperorZhuDiinMingDynasty),EmperorZhuDidispatchedhisadmiralZhengHeonexpeditiontothesouthseaswithmorethan24
3、0hugeseagoingvesselsand27400crews.Theypaidavisittomorethan30coastalstatesorregionsaroundWesternPacificandtheIndianOcean,whichdeepenthefriendshipbetweenChinaandSoutheastAsiaorEasternAfrica.HissevenmaritimeexpeditionlastuntiltheYear1433.ZhengHeeverreac
4、hedmorethan30states,suchasJava,Sumatra,Sulu,Pahang,Chenla,Siam,etc,thefurthestdestinationisRedSeaandMecca,mayevenreachAustralia.1.2Columbus’sdiscoveryofthenewcontinentAugust3thinYear1492,42-yearoldColumbussetuphisvoyagewith87sailorsand3boats.Theyfoug
5、htwithterrifyingwavesandwentthroughlotsofdifficulties,finally,theycrossedovertheAtlanticOceantoreachBahamas,CubaandHaiti.HewasdesignatedagainbytheSpanishKingafterhisfirstarrivalontheAmericas.HeundertookanotherthreevoyagesbycrossingovertheAtlanticOcea
6、ntoreachthenewcontinent.HisstepnearlywentoveralltheseaareaofCaribbeanSea,andeventuallyreachedthesouthofthecontinentsoftheAmericas,whichwasthoughtastheAsiabyhimselfuntilhisdeath.2.TheComparisonofMotivationZhengHeundertookculturecommunicationandthetrad
7、eactivitiesduringhisvisittoAsia-Africastates.WecanconcludethemainaimsofZhengHe'sexpeditionstoSouth-eastAsiafromthisphenomenon:1)ToclaimtheMingDynasty’sstrengthandprestige2)Toexpandthecarryingtrade3)TohuntforEmperorJianwen4)Toundertakeculturecommunica
8、tionandwipeoutcorsairsColumbuswantedtoreachtheIndiatoknowthemonarch,liege,customandotheraspects,andevenmakepeopletheretobecomethiskindofpeoplethatbelievedthedoctrineofChristianity.ColumbusarguedthatthemostconvenientwaytotheAsiaistheshort-termvoyagewh
