Under the influence of this view, ancient Egyptians and ancient China people attached great importance to what was left behind. The pharaohs in ancient Egypt and the emperors in ancient China both built huge tombs for themselves after their deaths. Among them, the most striking are the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang and the pyramids of Pharaoh in ancient Egypt, which are the miracles of ancient architecture and the crystallization of ancient wisdom. But in terms of construction time, the mausoleum of the first emperor was many years later than the pyramid.
Among the four ancient civilizations, Egypt appeared earlier. Before 3500 BC, dozens of slave countries, large and small, appeared along the Nile. By 3 100 BC, the first unified ancient Egyptian country was established. After the unification of ancient Egypt, the power of the pharaohs reached its peak, and they began to build huge tombs for themselves.
At the beginning, the pharaohs in ancient Egypt prepared to use Mastaba as a grave after their death. Mastaba is a relatively small primitive pyramid. Later, with the strength of ancient Egypt, Mastaba was built on a larger scale and gradually developed into the later ladder pyramids and pyramid pyramids. Among the three pyramids, the pyramid is the most mysterious.
Why did the ancient Egyptians build pyramids into pyramids? Many people may find it incredible to say it. According to scientists' research, the most stable angle of nature is 52 degrees, which is the limit angle and stable angle of natural collapse. The pyramid angle of 100 meters can be accurate to 5 1.50 minutes. It can be seen that the pyramid can be built so high because of its unique structure. Then, the next question is, how did the ancient Egyptians know this scientific knowledge 4500 years ago? No answer has been found so far.
The pyramid is regarded as a miracle of human architectural engineering, because its achievements in architectural art are beyond people's imagination. From the appearance, the pyramid is huge, the overall lines are symmetrical and spectacular, and the internal structure is equally complex and exquisite. In addition, the technological content of the pyramids is also amazing. It can be seen from the various data of the pyramids that the accuracy and structural accuracy of the pyramids have reached a high level, and it is hard to believe that human beings have mastered these technologies thousands of years ago.
As mentioned earlier, the mausoleum of the first emperor was many years later than the pyramid. So, when the ancient Egyptians built pyramids along the Nile, what were the ancient people in China busy with? If you say it, it may subvert your traditional cognition.
In the eyes of ordinary people, China, like ancient Egypt, is one of the four ancient civilizations. In fact, four ancient civilizations are popular in China, but not abroad. Liang Qichao was the first of the four ancient civilizations in China. He mentioned it in the 20th century Pacific song written by 1900? Four ancient civilizations? Statement. However, in the field of history, it has always been considered that this statement lacks textual research and is not credible.
According to the division made by British historian Toynbee in historical research, since 4000 BC, there have been 2 1 mature civilizations, such as ancient Egypt, Sumer, Minos and Babylon. In the division of Toynbee, the Shang Dynasty in ancient China also belonged to these 2 1 ancient civilizations. But the Shang Dynasty existed from 1600 BC to 1046 BC, so why not include Xia Dynasty and Yu before the Shang Dynasty?
The earliest construction time of the pyramids was around 2700 BC, while the Xia Dynasty existed from 2070 BC to 1600 BC. Therefore, when the Egyptians began to build the pyramids, China was earlier than the dynasty. It is said that Yu was founded by Yao in ancient times, and it existed from about 3600 BC to 2 100 BC. That is to say, when the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids, China was in the middle and late period of the legend of three emperors and five emperors.
At this time, the Yellow Emperor has defeated Chiyou in the battle of deer, and the three ancient Jie Yao, Shun and Yu have also stepped onto the historical stage, which is in the transitional period from primitive society to slave society. At that time, people, led by Gun and Yu, were struggling with the ubiquitous flood. What did they leave behind? Dayu controls water? That legend. Later, Yu established the Xia Dynasty, creating the first hereditary dynasty in the history of China. In this way, it is indeed later than Egyptian civilization.
But according to our historical records in China, Huaxia civilization is undoubtedly the oldest civilization in the world, even older than ancient Egyptian civilization. However, due to the dating problem, Xia and Yu Dynasties before Shang Dynasty were not recognized by western historians. Therefore, when Toynbee divided the ancient civilizations, he only included the Shang Dynasty in China, and the mythical times before Xia and Yu even did not get wide recognition from historians.