Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course World History

The video compares the maritime achievements of Christopher Columbus, Zheng He, and Vasco da Gama. It highlights Zheng He's impressive naval expeditions for China, Vasco da Gama's establishment of a Portuguese trading post empire, and Columbus's voyages that led to European colonization of the Americas. Despite Columbus's misconceptions, his journeys had a lasting global impact, unlike Zheng He's and Vasco da Gama's more regionally focused endeavors.

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