It is according to the will of god that there has come about certain eternal divisions of the human race upon the face of the earth, having in their origins the greatest antiquity. These are, accordingly, as follows- the realm of Asia, the realm of Egypt, the realm of China, the realm of Africa, the realm of India, and the realm of Europe. The oldest of these is the realm of Egypt, and the youngest is the realm of Europe. Each is designated accordingly: the realm of Asia is centered around the ancient lands of Mesopotamia, where the city of Babylon lies; its western border is the Balkan mountains as they reach the Adriatic sea, its northern borders are the Great Steppes, its southern border is the Great Deserts, and its eastern border is the Indus river. The realm of Egypt is centered around the lower Nile where ancient Memphis lies, and is surrounded by sea or desert on all sides. The realm of China is centered on the Yellow River where the ancient city of Thongdo lies; its western border is the Himalaya mountains that rise to the roof of the world, its northern borders are the Great Steppes of the East, its southern border is the jungles of Nanye, its eastern borders are the eastern circuit of the Ocean. The realm of Africa is centered upon Old Africa and the ancient city of Cartaina; its western border is the western circuit of the Ocean, its northern border is the Wendelsee, its southern border is the Great Deserts, and its eastern border is the oasis at Siwa. The realm of India is centered around the lands betwixt the Gandis river and the Indus river where the ancient city of Afante lies; its western border is the river Indus, its northern border is the Himalaya mountains, its southern border is the southern circuit of the Ocean, and its eastern border is the Gandis river. The realm of Europe is centered around the lands of Barda and Muntyiof and the ancient city of Wia; its western border is the western circuit of the Ocean, its northern border is the lands of ice, its eastern border is the Balkan mountains, and its southern border is the Wendelsee. It is the origins of these realms that I shall now examine.