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Discussion of Ma Huan

Discussion of Ma Huan

Q Based on the Marks textbook, why was Ma Huan at Malacca?For whom was this source written?How do we see the two pillars of environmental history here? Cite and describe one piece of evidence how the environment affects human affairs and cite/describe one piece of evidence how humans affect the environment

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Ma Huan was at Malacca because it was an entrepot of international trade and it was also considered as the world’s major trade route between Venice and the Molucca Islands (Marks, 2019).Ma Huan had accompanied Zheng He on his three expeditions and he has written this source after his voyage ("Primary Source Analysis", 2022).The two pillars of environmental history are surely seen here. The two pillars of environmental history are the man and the environment and they both affect each other. It has been presented in the weekly lecture and our textbook.