Zheng He’s journey wasn’t just about exploration and trade. In fact, the emperor paid for the journeys because he wanted to show the rest of the world how powerful China was in the
15th century. When Zheng He accepted the animal gifts from Yemen, the emperor thought
that these gifts were given as “tribute,” which is kind of like a fee or tax that a vassal state pays
to its ruling state. A lot of people in Yemen thought this idea was funny, and that the Yongle
The Emperor didn’t understand how the rest of the world worked. Why do you think this is?

Occurrences of major earthquakes are considered unusual, but minor tremors happen frequently. which word is an adjective?

Assp - why is it important to participate in a global economy? write a paragraph of 2 to 3 sentences that explains your answer?

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.