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re Columbus set sail to America. He opened up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world. Because his voyages developed trade, encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies and helped the development of those countries and regions. 出發(fā);動身 起航 出生于 /死于 +地點 /月 /年 建立;設立 被稱為 去旅行 好像。 ?built a great fleet of treasure shipsbig enough to carry people。A What do you know about…? The people in the pictures below are all famous explorers. Match them with their achievements. Write the correct letters in the blanks. Zheng He Marco Polo Zhang Qian Christopher Columbus a b c d ?1. His voyages across the Atlantic opened up the New World——the American continents ——to Europe. ?2. His travels to the west of China helped open up Central Asia to China. ?3. He went on seven trips to the Western Seas. ?4. He travelled to China and wrote a book about his travels. d c a b Before you read Look at the title and the first sentence of each paragraph of the article on page 3. Then answer the questions below. was Zheng H