The first slaves were introduced into the English-American colonies by a Dutch trader, who, in 1619, sold twenty of them to the settlers at Jamestown, Va.
Answer:
Internal process
Explanation:
The ending of the Ming voyages a result of "internal processes."
The above statement is true because the Ming voyages which were stopped in 1433 were as a result of internal processes, some of which were:
1. Following the death of the Yongle Emperor, his son, Hongxi Emperor, was more of a Confucianist and considered the voyages unnecessary
2. The Ming voyages are considered to be costing the country China a lot of money. Hence they felt it needs to be stopped.
3. The need to secure their borders against the raiders from Mongols and the West.
They didn't want another tyranny A.K.A they didn't want too much power in one branch
Generally speaking, yes, it is true that a person will understand the compressed language of a poem better if she brings her knowledge of areas such as history and mythology to that poem, since this will help her understand potential "hidden" themes.
