Every nation has its own creation myth, and every civilization has its place of origin.
The Sumerians believed that the primordial sea first appeared in the universe, and then a dome-shaped sky was born, and then a flat disc-shaped earth was born, and then air appeared between the sky and the earth.
The moon was produced from the air, and then the moon produced the sun, which rose and set on the mountain tops.
Eventually life such as plants, animals and humans were created by God. The Sumerians believed that God created humans from clay in order to serve them.
Heaven belongs to the immortal God, and after death, the poor mortals enter the dark gate of Hades, where they become miserable ghosts, and finally settle into eternal death.
In Fenyx's hometown, on the huge plain where the Nile River flows, in the creation myth, the original world was originally composed of chaotic water, which is very similar to the Sumerian myth.
But then, the creation god appeared, created and organized the world, and everything in the world began to exist. The earliest gods emerged from the primitive water, and the first three gods formed the air of heaven and earth, and then all things and people were born.
The sky is a flat ceiling, the stars are lights hanging in the sky, the earth is a concave box, and the Nile River is in the center of the concave, leading to a larger river surrounding the earth. There is a boat on the river, carrying the sun back and forth.
With the east and the west, the earth had day and night.
Everything is cyclical, including life and death, and we are just going to live in other worlds, so the world is eternal and unchanging.
A civilization's initial worldview and its civilizational spirit can be seen from the creation myth.
The ancient Sumerians enjoyed life and hated death.
The ancient Egyptians enjoyed death as well as life.
Finnis, on the other hand, didn't know why the new owner told him the myth of this land, and he didn't know why he wanted to ask about the myth of the Nile.
But she soon got her answer.
Yu Zai: "The changes in the weather are not caused by gods. From the creation myth, we can see that you have many deficiencies in weather observation, meteorological knowledge, and hydrogeology. This is my understanding of your problem, and I will give you a reasonable answer."
Prerequisites for the solution.”
"I must be familiar with your civilization before I can bring you new knowledge."
Finnis heard the explanation from the King of the East, and then she learned where the King of the East had arrived.
She saw the map that the owner took out. On the map, westward from Sumer, there was still an unclear outline, as if wrapped in fog, while to the east of Sumer, there were many maps and mountains.
The river and everything are clearly marked.
She saw the huge "Han" character, and the area of land it touched was as big as the sky canopy.
"I'm from here."
The finger of the King of the East pointed at the symbol of a city-state in the land of the East. Fennis saw that there were countless such city-states, large and small, in that vast land. She was a little unbelievable, very confused and nervous.
, asked even more surprised:
"Do you rule all the city-states here?"
"Master, please forgive my faux pas, but I still want to get the answer... In these many city-states, there must be those who do not surrender to the king..."
Fennis thought, she saw that the land of Sumer, although the Mesopotamia was not as big as the Han Dynasty in the East, it was still huge. However, in such a large land, there were countless civilized forces fighting, and each civilization
The forces are still fighting among themselves.
Just like Lagash, Wenma, Ur, Uruk... these Sumerian city-states, in the eyes of the northern Akkadians, they are all resurgent forces of the Fourth Dynasty of Uruk, but in fact
The monarchs of these city-states all play their own games.
The Akkadians in the north are also divided into several factions. Elam in the southeast is led by the city of Susa, but the city-states in remote areas govern their own land and do not obey Susa's orders, so the city of Susa will send
The priests went to guard the place.
Perhaps, the only people on this land who are united are the Kuti muscle guys who come out of the mountains and are obsessed with fighting and killing.
If you are in trouble, chop me with one knife. If you are a brother, I will chop you with one knife. If you are not a brother, I will chop you with two chops...
Therefore, the number of city-states in the East is like the stars. It is impossible to unify such a vast land. Each city-state should have its own monarch. The title of King of the East should also be nominal.
But she was disappointed and stunned.
Yuzai explained: "Actually, these city-states... no, they are not called city-states. City-states are independent, and these signs are just cities. The smaller ones are called strongholds or villages."
"Our social form is different from yours. We have completed the centralization of power and have reached the prerequisite state of unification. Everyone in the world writes the same words, everyone in the world speaks a common language, and the earth is divided by us.
There are several areas under the jurisdiction of the state pastor. There are also other official positions established under the state pastor, which are handed down layer by layer..."
"The clan society has been disintegrated and villages have replaced it; roads connect the east and west, bridges connect the north and the south, carriages travel on flat roads, and the wheels roll without being hindered. There are countless strongholds and trade markets along the way, and the activities of merchants
It makes the land possess strong vitality, and it only takes eight or nine days to reach the distance of thousands of miles from the north to the south."
Fennis was at a loss when she heard that. She had no idea about that kind of social system and couldn't understand it. She saw the master in front of her stopped talking and said again:
"When you go to the temple for class, I will explain the social system in detail."
"Different systems can exert great power in different eras, and they can even change people's classes, but the price they pay is something that some people cannot afford, while others can fight for it regardless of their own safety."
Finnis was a little thirsty and said with difficulty: "So, all city-states will not be independent on their own, nor can they elect their own kings, but will completely obey the king's orders?"
She could not imagine this kind of power. A single word could really shake the world. This was the top of the pyramid. Compared with the king of the Nile, the power he held in his hands was greater.
The king was neither hereditary nor controlled by any one family, which surprised her even more.
Does this system really exist and is it effective?
Perhaps as the host said, she and the local Sumerian kings still had difficulty understanding the roots of these systems.
And the host also started to get down to the topic, but asked another question:
"Then there should be a large overflowing river in your hometown. I don't know what it should be called. Tell me about the dramatic climate changes your hometown encountered before you left."