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China
The Voyages of Zheng He, 1405–1433
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India and the Indian Ocean
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Dar al-Islam, ‘‘The Abode of Islam’’
Africa
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Slavery
Europe and the Gunpowder Epic
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Armed Trading on the Mediterranean
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Portuguese Explorations of the Atlantic
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Armed Trading in the Indian Ocean
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Conclusion
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