1434: the year a magnificent Chinese fleet sailed to Italy and ignited the Renaissance
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Gavin Menzies makes the argument that in 1434, China--then the world's most technologically advanced civilization--provided the spark that set the European Renaissance ablaze.
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Menzies, G. (2008). 1434: the year a magnificent Chinese fleet sailed to Italy and ignited the Renaissance. New York, William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Menzies, Gavin. 2008. 1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance. New York, William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Menzies, Gavin, 1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance. New York, William Morrow, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Menzies, Gavin. 1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance. New York, William Morrow, 2008.
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505 | 0 | |a Setting the scene -- A last voyage -- The emperor's ambassador -- The fleets are prepared for the voyage to the Barbarians -- Zheng He's navigators' calculation of latitude and longitude -- Voyage to the Red Sea -- Cairo and the Red Sea-Nile Canal -- China ignites the Renaissance -- To the Venice of Niccolo Da Conti -- Paolo Toscanelli's Florence -- Toscanelli meets the Chinese ambassador -- Columbus's and Magellan's world maps -- The world maps of Johannes Schoner, Martin Waldseemuller, and Admiral Zheng He -- Toscanelli's new astronomy -- The Florentine mathematicians: Toscanelli, Nicholas of Cusa, and Regiomontanus -- Leon Battista Alberti and Leonard Da Vinci -- Leonardo Da Vinci and Chinese inventions -- Leonardo, Di Giorgio, Taccola, and Alberti -- Silk and rice -- Grand canals: China and Lombardy -- Firearms and steel -- Printing -- China's contribution to the Renaissance -- China's legacy -- Tragedy on the high seas: Zheng He's fleet destroyed by a Tsunami -- The conquistadores' inheritance: Our Lady of Victory. | |
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