IF YOU GET THIS RIGHT I WILL GIVE U A BRAINLIEST. SO TRY AND GET IT RIGHT PLEASE. The Ming Dynasty built large sailing vessels called junks to sail the Pacific and Indian Oceans. These ships were much larger than anything built by the Europeans. Why did Emperor Zhu Di build such large ships, and so many of them?

1. The Chinese had unusual quantities of wood to use for building ships.

2. He wanted to show other nations that China was a very powerful and successful country.