Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 188 No need to work hard to create civilization
"Good guy, the land in front of the fleet, isn't it really the land of East Africa thousands of miles away?"

"Africa 800 years ago?"

"This original natural scenery doesn't look like it was edited or cut out?"

"Live filming?"

"The camera crew of CCTV is so good, for this program, they sent a special trip to Africa to shoot scenes?"

"Hey, how many times do I have to say this before I wake up, the host has really traveled back in time and is talking to Zheng He in the Ming Dynasty."

"Why is there still people who don't believe that the host can travel through time and space/dog head?"

"Africa at this time is still the era of indigenous chiefs?"

"My vision, I hope the host can go to the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, so that the domestic people can experience the customs of the outside world."

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While the audience was discussing, Zheng He's fleet was advancing along the African land, looking for a suitable landing place.

Standing on the deck, Zheng He kept looking at the land and asked, "You two are from later generations, you should know the name of this land, right?"

Bailu was the first to answer:

"This place is called the African continent in later generations. The closest point to China is 8000 kilometers away, and the farthest point to West Africa is 12000 kilometers away."

"According to research, there is a place called the Great Rift Valley in East Africa, which is said to be one of the oldest birthplaces of human civilization."

Subsequently.

As a modern beauty, she hosts Bailu and tells the secrets of this land for Zheng He's fleet.

In fact, it mainly talks about the Great Rift Valley.

The modern mainstream view is that humans first originated in Africa.

From outer space, we can see a scar on the ground, which is the largest rift valley in the world, the Great Rift Valley in East Africa. Many scientists speculate that the Great Rift Valley in East Africa will form a new continent after many years. It's just a long process. Human beings originated here and may return here in the future.

Moreover, according to current archaeological discoveries, almost all the oldest hominid fossils come from Africa, and the northern section of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa is closely related to the origin of human beings.

Many important discoveries in paleoanthropology come from Ethiopia and Kenya.

The earliest Homo erectus fossils were discovered in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, and were named East African Homo erectus according to the location of the discovery.

The discovery of the skull fossils of the elder Homo sapiens provides favorable evidence for the theory of African origin.

In the Afar area near the Great Rift Valley in East Africa, the first known fossil of a member of the human family was discovered, and it was named after Lucy, who lived 320 million years ago, but only lived 20 years old.

Some scientists have proposed that it is precisely because of the special geological movement of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa that the ancient apes in this area had to bid farewell to life in the tree body, walked out of the forest and moved upright, and then evolved into humans.

Tens of millions of years ago, the equatorial forest spanned Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean. With the movement of the plates, magma was ejected from the interior of the earth, forming the Great Rift Valley in eastern Africa.

The precipitation pattern along the Great Rift Valley in East Africa has been disrupted, and the rainforests in eastern Africa are gradually disappearing.Coppens points out that gorillas and chimpanzees may represent the descendants of our forest nation's ancestors.

Australopithecus and Homo may be descended from another part of the ancestor.

Because of ecological barriers created by tectonic events, these ancestors had to adapt to a worsening climate and live in the open wilderness.

The East African Rift Valley, known as the scar on the earth, is the largest fault subsidence zone in the world, located at the junction of the African plate and the Indian Ocean plate.

About 3000 million years ago, due to the stretching of the two plates, the continental drift that separated from the ancient Arabian landmass formed this rift valley.

At that time, the crust in this area was in a period of great movement, and the mantle material under the crust rose and shunted, and the huge tension generated caused the crust to break and form rift valleys.

Due to the continuous uplift movement, a tall lava plateau was gradually formed.

Volcanoes on the plateau became mountain peaks, while fractured depressions became the floor of the Great Rift Valley.

The subsidence of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa began in the Oligocene, and the main fault movement occurred in the Miocene. The period of large dislocation continued from the Pliocene to the Quaternary, and finally the northern section formed the Red Sea, separating the Arabian Peninsula from the African continent; The island of Madagascar has also been separated from the African continent by the expansion of several active rift valleys.The Great Rift Valley runs from Syria in western Asia through the Jordan Valley and the Red Sea, and passes through ten countries in East Africa.

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After listening to this, the sailors and soldiers of the fleet explained the state of "listening to the scriptures".

Zheng He smiled helplessly and asked, "What is the history here? What kind of country has been formed?"

Bailudao, "East Africa has a long history. In ancient times, countries such as AKS, Sengzhi, Adel, and Abyssinia were successively formed. Since the beginning of the [-]th century, Western colonists have invaded one after another."

Zheng He asked again, "What about the language and human race here?"

Bailu replied, "In the north, there are mostly Ethiopians and Somalis who speak Semitic languages, and in the south, there are mainly black people who speak Bantu languages. They believe in Christianity, Christianity, Catholicism, primitive religions, etc."

Zheng He asked again, "Is there any economic foundation? How is the development of agriculture, commerce, and industry?"

Bailu said, "There is no economic foundation. At this time, East Africa is not yet fully civilized, and it is still the period of indigenous chiefs."

Many ancients were stunned and showed confusion.

In this world, is there any place that is more backward than Nanyang?
They came from thousands of miles, wouldn't it be nothing?

time.

Many crew members wailed, saying that the bamboo basket was empty for fetching water, and how could they have the face to face the Emperor Ming after returning home.

Even Zheng He showed a very disappointed expression.

Lin Feng explained, "120 years later, in a rift valley, the remains of a "capable man" 350 million years ago were discovered, and a section of "capable man" lasting 22 meters was found in the hardened volcanic ash layer. "Human footprints", which shows that as early as 350 million years ago, people who were able to walk upright appeared in the Great Rift Valley, and belonged to the earliest members of human beings.

This series of archaeological discoveries in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa proves that the "barbaric, poor and backward Africa" ​​described by Western colonialists is actually one of the cradles of human civilization and a land with splendid ancient civilizations . "

Unspoken.

This place is primitive, but not barren!
Someone asked, "Looking around, I can't see any city-states, and there are no traces of civilization. There are only animal footprints, which are of no benefit to us!"

Another person said, "I want to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty and conduct some commodity trade. What can we trade here? We can't bring a group of livestock back to the country, right?"

In this regard.

Lin Feng smiled and said, "Knowing this land, why can't a powerful civilization be born?"

Some crew members scratched their heads and asked, "Why?"

Lin Feng said, "Because the land where they live has too many resources."

The crew member was at a loss and asked with a puzzled face, "Isn't your explanation contradictory?"

Many people began to question.

This land called East Africa does not even have a city-state, and is still in the most primitive indigenous tribe period.

What resources can there be?
If there are inexhaustible resources, how can it be so primitive?

Lin Feng said, "You can eat when you go out, so you don't have to worry about anything. Do you think it is necessary to build a city-state?"

In a word, everyone choked.

All along, countries in the world view Africa as poor and backward.

of course.

Africans are indeed very lazy, but why are Africans so lazy?

The situation of poverty and backwardness is real and visible. Haven't they thought about changing this situation in the past?

Africa has a vast land and resources comparable to Eastern China. If China can have today's economic strength and international status, it stands to reason that Africa can also become such a behemoth. In fact, it cannot be blamed on the laziness of Africans, but that Africa is too rich in products. If it is too rich, if you go out and walk around, there will be food, which can be eaten by the African people.

There are large tracts of primeval forests and vast land in Africa. The plants and animals in the primeval forests of Africa are the main source of food for Africans. Human laziness comes from a comfortable life. If you can touch food with your hands, why do you have to work hard? What about working to farm in exchange for food?
Africans are also lazy because food is so easy to get.

Especially thousands of years ago, thousands of years ago, when the population of this continent was small, countless resources were accumulated.

When you are thirsty, there is a stream beside you.

When you get hungry, there are edible plants, fruits, and hunting around the house.

If you are sick, you can also be treated with herbs on the spot.

And because of the terrain, each tribe is almost in an isolated geographical space.

Without contact with each other, one small tribe after another is multiplying comfortably.

There is no war.

Just live your day on one acre of land.

You say it is still necessary to work hard to create civilization?
What's the use of that tall city wall?What is the use of refining iron?Planting and domestication are even more unnecessary.

Those words opened the eyes of many crew members.

Who would have thought.

Thousands of miles away, there is such a magical country.

Not long after, they finally found a port where they could dock, and then the crew and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty set foot on this foreign land for the first time.

"Brother Feng, look at the forest over there, there is black smoke coming out of a fire." The white deer pointed in one direction.

Lin Feng doubted that the Chinese language of the Ming Dynasty could communicate with the native tribes here?
And the majestic Ming army.

Suddenly, he is like a heavenly soldier.

In the case of a language barrier, will there be a bloody battle?

(End of this chapter)