Episode dated 12 September 2004
- Episode aired Sep 12, 2004
A century before Columbus and Magellan, Chinese emperor Zhou-Di's giant junk sailing fleet explored and could well have dominated the world seas, but was abandoned after his death for intern... Read allA century before Columbus and Magellan, Chinese emperor Zhou-Di's giant junk sailing fleet explored and could well have dominated the world seas, but was abandoned after his death for internal political reasons. Thus the scene was left to European explorers, whose rivaling prince... Read allA century before Columbus and Magellan, Chinese emperor Zhou-Di's giant junk sailing fleet explored and could well have dominated the world seas, but was abandoned after his death for internal political reasons. Thus the scene was left to European explorers, whose rivaling princes and chartered companies started a race for control of the immensely rich trade in spices... Read all