His first voyage consisted of a fleet of around 300 ships holding almost 28,000 crewmen. · his fleets visited arabia, east africa, india, indonesia and thailand. · his voyages took place in the early-1400s. · he led seven expeditions to the indian ocean and may have traveled as far as the cape of good hope. which explorer is being described by these statements? a) chengho b) james cook c) vasco da gama d) samuel de champlain

The answer is Zheng He

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