What did the chinese/japanese call the pacific ocean before it was found by magellan...i think it was...thx!?

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What did the chinese/japanese call the pacific ocean before it was found by magellan...i think it was...thx!?

2007-11-13 12:22:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

um ok so which one?...um this is for extra credit...haha good stuff,...and um what are the sources?....thx!

2007-11-13 15:52:21 · update #1

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the Chinese called it 'the great eastern sea'. i've read probably everything available in English on early chinese voyages and exploration... it is always translated as 'the great eastern sea'.

2007-11-13 13:11:20 · answer #1 · answered by deva 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Ed P I don't know the answer, but the Yellow Sea was a different Sea entirely.

2007-11-14 03:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by ksig286 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋

The Yellow Sea!!!!

2007-11-13 21:00:18 · answer #3 · answered by Ed P 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋