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Questions about China after the fall of the Han Dynasty (A.D. 220) and prior to the early modern period.

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Why did Europeans (and not people in other regions) dominate oceans?

China was a single state. If the emperor decide to stop long distance sea voyages (as did the Hongxi Emperor) they would stop. Europe had the advantage of being split in many states. The ruler of one …
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