when china ruled the seas

The situation, technology and resourses of China all came together to help the Ming Dynasty to launch the seven voyages. The timing was perfact for the launch of the voyages. The Ming Dynasty was the responsible party for reclaiming the rule of China, under the Chinese people. The Chinese looked at the Mongol rule in China as an insult to the power and greatness of their land. China had a history, a culture and traditions …

…discovery of the world? What would the world be like today if China had discovered America? The world as we know it would be completely different. Americans would be called something else and we would look asian and speak an Chinese or something similar. America might have gone through Communism and still be in the mids of developing their country. The difference are impossible to fathom, yet all we can do is wonder; what if ?