How are the chapters arranged in the book?

When China Ruled the Seas," written by Louise Levathes, is a chronological account of China's maritime history. The structure of the book remains basically in chronological order beginning around 1600 B.C. through the demise of the Ming Dynasty in the mid-1600s A.D. The book is divided into eleven named and numbered chapters and is followed by an epilogue which discusses recently found artifacts and peoples in both Africa and Australia that apparently have a connection to ancient migrating Chinese seafarers.