Beibei roams the magical starry world

Chapter 65: 5 years of prehistory ~ Ancient Egypt and Chinese civilization

The time ship took the friends to fly to northeastern Africa, above the Nile River Basin.

In order to better understand the ancient Egyptian culture, the time ship directly found an important assistant of the ancient Egyptian king. We will follow him to see the ancient Egyptian civilization.

“Ancient Egyptian society in 5000 BC was divided into three classes: aristocrats, clergy and ordinary people. The aristocrats ruled the country, the clergy managed religious affairs, and ordinary people engaged in agriculture, handicrafts and housework.

The assistants of the ancient Egyptian kings were called 'viziers'. They were important ministers of the king and were responsible for handling national affairs, equivalent to the current prime minister. "The robot Xiao Cong said.

The time ship stopped above a main hall, and the friends saw a short man wearing a luxurious robe, a high-power hat, decorated with jewelry, and holding a scepter.

At this time, he had a serious face and walked out of the hall in front of a group of nobles. They got on their own carriages and, surrounded by guards, came to inspect a palace under construction.

The palace adopts a rectangular layout, with simple and bright lines, and a grand and solemn architectural style.

The palace walls are mainly built with stones, adobe and wood. At present, the outline of the entire palace has been completed.

Most of the craftsmen carved exquisite reliefs and murals inside and outside the palace, which depicted themes of Egyptian religion, mythology, history, and daily life.

Trees, lawns and gardens are planted around the palace, providing a beautiful environment for palace life.

As the "Vizil" walked and watched, a nobleman beside him bent over and introduced the details of the palace with a flattering face.

Before leaving the palace, the "Vizil" gave some instructions to the nobles around him, then got on the carriage and left.

Soon after the carriage traveled, they came to a temple, which was built of stone, adobe and wood.

The walls and pillars of the temple are engraved with various mysterious hieroglyphs and patterns, depicting stories and scenes from ancient Egyptian mythology.

Many craftsmen are cleaning and repairing the temples dedicated to gods such as the sun god Ra, the goddess Isis, and the lord of the underworld Osiris, removing damage, cracks, dust, and other work.

The "Vizil" looked at the palace and listened to the clergy's comments on the progress of the restoration and cleaning. He solemnly expressed that he would complete the work as soon as possible and not delay the king's visit.

Afterwards, the "Vizil" went to inspect the pyramid being built. This pyramid was built for the king. The tomb murals depict religious myths, kings' deeds, and daily life.

After the inspection, the "vizier" returned to the office hall, and the painter presented a painting of the "vizier's" inspection. Ancient Egypt used papyrus paintings to leave his own achievements and majestic image through paintings.

"The Egyptians in 5000 BC used hieroglyphics, which was one of the earliest writings in the world. This writing represented objects or concepts in the form of pictures, and gradually evolved into more simplified and phonetic writing." Robot Xiao Cong made Some additional introductions.

After ending their time travel in ancient Egypt, the spaceship took Beibei and his friends to the middle reaches of the Yellow River in China's middle and late Neolithic Age, Yangshao Village, Mianchi County, Sanmenxia City, Henan Province.

"The Yangshao culture was in the middle of the Neolithic Age in China, during the patrilineal clan commune period, and the social structure was based on families and clans. During this period, people were mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, hunting, gathering and other activities to meet the needs of daily life." Robot Xiao Cong introduces

The time ship took everyone to the ceramic production field, where they saw many exquisitely crafted painted pottery, black pottery, stoneware, bone wares, jade wares, etc. on the shelves.

"The exquisiteness of architecture, ceramics, paintings, sculptures, etc. represent the level of science and technology at that time, right?" Beibei asked.

"Yes." Robot Xiao Cong replied.

The time ship took Beibei and his friends to the middle reaches of the Yellow River in the late Neolithic Age in China, Longshan Street, Zhangqiu District, Jinan City, Shandong Province.

"Longshan Culture was in the late Neolithic Age in China, during the period of matrilineal clan communes. The social structure was based on families and clans. During this period, people were mainly engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, hunting, gathering and other activities to meet the needs of daily life." Robot Xiao Cong introduced.

The time ship took everyone to the pottery making site and looked at all kinds of exquisite black pottery.

"It feels the same! I can't understand it! I have to listen to the tour guide's explanation." Beibei thought to herself.

"In the Longshan Culture, fast wheels are commonly used to make pottery. The pottery has regular shapes and thin and uniform walls. Black pottery, in particular, is considered a representative work of the Longshan Culture, among which the eggshell black pottery is the most exquisite." Tour guide robot Xiao Cong looked at it Everyone looked confused and introduced.

The time ship took everyone to the construction site where a group of people were building a city wall. Many people shouted "Hey, hey, hey" together, and heavy cylindrical wooden piles were smashed downwards, tamping the ground.

"Are you here to see rammed earth?" Beibei was a little confused.

"During the Longshan Culture period, people began to use rammed earth technology to build city walls, marking a new stage of social development." Xiao Cong, the robot, said.

Everyone nodded confusedly.

After the time ship left China, it entered the Indus River Basin and arrived in today's Pakistan.

The time ship stopped over a "big bathing place". It was foggy above the bathing place. Many men were soaking in the water, and people kept pouring hot water into the water of the bathing place.

"What's going on! Just now I was watching rammed soil, and now I'm watching bathing. I don't understand!" Beibei complained.

"Welcome to the Mohenjodaro civilization. The biggest highlight of this civilization is its rigorous urban planning and exquisite architectural craftsmanship. The most famous building is the "Great Bath", a huge spa facility, 180 feet long from north to south, or about 55 meters. It measures 108 feet from east to west, or about 33 meters.

The city has comprehensive drainage systems, roads and infrastructure. It shows that the Mohenjodaro civilization has already possessed a high degree of organizational and management capabilities. "The robot Xiao Cong explained.

Now everyone understood it, and they nodded and realized that it was quite awesome.

The time ship takes everyone to present-day Pakistan and India.

The time ship stopped in front of some strange words. Beibei and his friends had no idea and were waiting for the tour guide to explain.

"The ruins of the Harappan civilization, which has tended to improve urban planning and infrastructure. The interior of the city has transitioned from a primitive society to a class society. The level of handicrafts is relatively high, including ceramics, textiles, metallurgy, fine jewelry, sculptures and paintings.

The main industries are agriculture, animal husbandry and handicrafts.

What everyone is facing now is the "seal text", whose uniqueness has not yet been fully understood. "The robot Xiao Cong never disappoints when explaining.

"I really want to take a bath in the big bath!" Beibei said.

"Beibei, you don't have the currency of this era. After you take a bath, your clothes will be used as bath fees. At that time, you can only come out with a few leaves to cover up." said the little monkey.

Beibei stepped forward with a kick, and the little monkey's figure turned into a bunch of numbers and disappeared.

"The cities and political systems of this period are the guarantee of future development, and the development of handicrafts, art, and architecture marks the development of human civilization." Jack said

Robot Xiao Cong nodded approvingly.

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