Why did the Ming decide to end large-scale maritime ventures after 1433?   a. Large flotillas of pirates had barred Zheng He’s fleet from traveling through the Persian Gulf.   b. Sumatra and Ceylon battled Zheng He’s fleet and prevented their kings from being captured and presented to the emperor.   c. The emperor had been captured and held for ransom by the Mongols, showing the need to concentrate military might along the northern border.   d. Zheng He’s fleet had been unable to reach its primary goal—the coast of Africa—so further explorations were abandoned.

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Why did the Ming decide to end large-scale maritime ventures after 1433?

  a.
Large flotillas of pirates had barred Zheng He’s fleet from traveling through the Persian Gulf.
  b.
Sumatra and Ceylon battled Zheng He’s fleet and prevented their kings from being captured and presented to the emperor.
  c.
The emperor had been captured and held for ransom by the Mongols, showing the need to concentrate military might along the northern border.
  d.
Zheng He’s fleet had been unable to reach its primary goal—the coast of Africa—so further explorations were abandoned.
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