Why didn't China "discover" the new world? There are many differences and similarities between the Chinese and the Europeans. Some of their differences were social and economical. The Chinese did not see any reason to discover different countries. Even though the Chinese were far more advanced than the Europeans, they did not "discover" the new world. They were not just more advanced with things to do with ships and sea, but also with things on …showed first 75 words of 324 total…

…showed last 75 words of 324 total…Africans and the even the Europeans. They did not see why they should go find new countries, because they thought they had everything, and that other countries could not give them anything new, because they were not as advanced as they were. They also thought why make a fuss about trying to find new countries. They just wanted to wait until they came to them, and then they would see what they had to give.