Chapter 720 The Birthplace of Rice
“Many people may not understand this now.”
“To put it simply, rice generally refers to rice, which is what we now call rice. Eat rice.”
"Millet: Also known as yellow rice, and also called millet in some places, it is used to make yellow rice cakes."
"Ji: It is what we call millet, not Lei Jun's millet, it is used to make yellow rice cakes." Come to cook millet porridge and drink millet.”
"Mai: refers to wheat. Everyone is very familiar with this. Wheat is ground into flour, and the pasta we eat comes from here."
"Shu: refers to the general name of beans, which is very important in ancient times. A kind of crop that can be squeezed for oil and made into tofu, soy milk, and tofu skin.”
After Ye Zhen explained it, everyone had a general impression.
These are basically when everyone is studying.
Teachers generally don’t say that.
Because there won’t be any exams.
To put it simply, grains are rice, millet, yellow rice, wheat and soybeans.
This is grain in our popular sense.
Now everyone finally has a clear understanding.
“So far, science doesn’t know.”
“How did agriculture come about in the first place.”
“In the beginning, our ancestors only hunted and picked wild fruits.”
“This was how primitive humans survived at that time. .”
“Rely on hunting and fishing”
“But this method depends on luck”
"It's easy to have one meal without the next, and it's not stable at all."
"And hunting is a high-risk thing, and someone may be injured if you're not careful."
"This makes things even worse."
"And the resources in every place are limited."
"Just like the wild fruits on the trees, there are some prey around."
"They can only last for a while."
"They will be picked soon."
"By then, our ancestors will start migrating again."
"Go to a place with more abundant supplies."
"It can be said that you have worked hard for eating, drinking and sleeping all your life."
"If you can't even eat enough, how can you have the mind to do other things?"
What Ye Zhen said is very simple.
If a person cannot even eat enough, will he have the strength to do other things?
It’s simply impossible.
For the ancestors of mankind at that time, it was difficult enough just to survive.
"But the birth of agriculture allowed humans to settle down."
"There is no need to take big risks and go out hunting."
"There is no need to waste time, you can get a stable source of food. ”
“It is precisely because of the birth of agriculture”
“Human beings can live stably without moving around.”
"After humans settled down, cities were born."
Cities were born precisely because humans stabilized.
Be able to obtain a long-term stable food source in situ.
After the city came into being, everything about us humans came into being.
“After humans gradually become familiar with agriculture.”
"Food can feed more people."
"Human beings are no longer afraid that food will not be able to feed human babies after birth."
"And as time goes by, the land cultivated becomes more and more There is more and more food.”
“There is actually a surplus of food. This is something that was unimaginable before.”
“They simply cannot imagine how there could be a surplus of food.”
"Because they usually don't even have enough to eat."
"In this way, after humans are full, they begin to have the strength to think about other things."
Why is agriculture important? Here's why.
If humans don’t even have enough to eat, they will always migrate just to satisfy their hunger.
Humanity simply cannot develop to this point.
As the saying goes, people are like rice and steel. I feel hungry after not eating for a day.
The same goes for war.
The three armies have not moved, the food and grass are advanced first, the soldiers are well-prepared and the food is sufficient, and the battle is invincible.
Food is the most critical part.
"So everyone knows where the earliest agriculture was born?"
"And how did it come about?"
This is something that there is no generally accepted statement in the scientific community.
I only saw Ye Zhen smiling slightly.
“Based on the current archaeological excavations in our country.”
"As early as 8,000 years ago, the ancients in our country began to cultivate rice."
"At the Jiahu site in southern Henan Province, my country."
"Jiahu The site is the earliest known Neolithic cultural relic in the Huaihe River Basin."
"Rice grown by ancient people was found inside."
"In addition to rice, my country's earliest rice was also discovered. Musical instrument, bone flute made of bones.”
"As you can see, because of agriculture, our ancestors began to pursue spiritual happiness."
"They all began to play music."
"If you don't even have enough to eat, , do you think it is possible to develop music?”< br>
“In addition to bone flutes, a large number of handle-shaped vessels, fork-shaped bone vessels, turtle spirit divination, sun pattern pottery and other religious items were also discovered.”
“So as you can imagine, More than 8,000 years ago.”
"Religion has already been born."
This is knowledge that everyone rarely comes into contact with.
There is almost no record in textbooks.
“After having food surplus, the ancients more than 8,000 years ago.”
“Also knew how to start making wine.”
“So the history of wine is older than everyone thinks.”
“Wine made from Monascus fermentation about 8,000 years ago was found at the Peiligang site.”
“It is the most important part of our country’s current history. The earliest Monascus wine-making technology was discovered.”
“At first, academic circles believed that ancient India was the birthplace of rice.”
“But after such a long period of archeology.”
“But the earliest site of artificially cultivated rice was excavated in our country.”
“So it can be said that our country is the birthplace of rice in the world.”
Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized look.
The audience felt that their farming blood had awakened.
“It turns out this is passed down from our ancestors.”
“No wonder I like playing farming games so much.”
“I only remember the ruins of Hemudu Civilization and Banpo Civilization in history.”
“Does that mean that our country is the birthplace of agriculture? Huh? ”
Some old scholars have watched our country develop all the way.
“Generally speaking, there are two types of rice in the world.”
"There are two types of Asian rice and African rice."
"The earliest known African cultivated rice, archaeologists believe it originated in Nigeria in western Africa, and can be traced back to 3,500 years ago."
< br>“Before this, the industry believed that Asia The birthplace of Asian rice is India. ”
“Remains of artificially cultivated rice dating back to 2,000 BC have been discovered in India.” The remains of artificial rice dating back more than 4,000 years.”
“But it’s just as Mr. Ye said.”
“Rice planting sites from 8,000 to 9,000 years ago have been discovered in our country.”
“At this point, our country can be said to be the birthplace of rice. ”
“It is the first country in the world to grow rice.”
But the earliest crop grown by humans was not rice.
But now wheat.
(End of this chapter)