Some people find their passion and spend their life following it. Leonardo da Vinci and Zheng He were two of those people who had extraordinary abilities that found brilliant expression in the great achievements in life. Both Leonardo da Vinci and Zheng He, made significant impacts through their work. Leonardo da Vinci worked to study human anatomy dissecting around 30 corpses. He got an intimate look at the heart and brain, which he made wax molds of to study further. His contributions are so vast and cover so many disciplines, and areas of study. Zheng He was a Muslim who became China’s greatest admiral, traveler, and envoy. He had a major role in spreading Islam in Southeast Asia through many forms, including trade, travelling preachers, …show more content…
Leonardo was born in the town of Vinci, Italy. Only thing known about his childhood was that his father was wealthy and had several wives. Around the age of 14 he was taught by a famous artist named Verrocchio. As an adult, Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, scientist, and inventor during the Italian Renaissance. To many, he was the most talented and intelligent people of all time. He outshined in many areas including drawing, painting, and sculpture. Many of his drawings were on the subject of anatomy with detailed figures of various parts of the body including the heart, arms, and other internal organs. Zheng He was born in the Yunnan Province. His father and grandfather were Muslim leaders of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. Chinese soldiers captured Zheng and took him as a slave to one of the Emperor 's sons, Prince Zhu Di, when the Ming Dynasty took over. Zheng was a great Chinese explorer and fleet commander. He went on seven major expeditions to explore the world for the Chinese emperor and to establish Chinese trade in new areas. Both Leonardo da Vinci and Zheng He did what they enjoyed most. Leonardo’s journals were filled with over 13,000 pages of his observations of the world. Leonardo spent most of his life creating art. Zheng He continued to sail on additional missions over the rest of his life. He traveled to many far places, going all the way to the African coast and establishing trade relations with over 25