Yes?!was there EVER Sino-African contact?
was there EVER Sino-African contact?
was there EVER Sino-African contact?
was there EVER Sino-African contact?
there was a dense trading network between China, SE Africa, the Middle East, and India. Chinese pottery has turned up as far inland in Africa as the ruins of Zimbabwe. One of the African coastal cities sent a giraffe to the Chinese court. Even after China dropped out of the Indian Ocean trade, the rest of them kept up the trade routes. It wasn't until the Portuguese conquests that they were severely disrupted...
Perhaps, but Chinese pottery doesn't necessarily mean that there was direct contact.
What kind of fusion culture would develop in Africa? or in China if more African slaves were brought in?
I know a few were in the real world. What if that number were substantially increased?I really don't think there'll be any or that many African slaves brought to China.
everyone is quoting my moment of ignorance...The wealthy African families on the east coast used to set Ming porceline plates into the outer walls of their house as a display of wealth and prestige. There's also a group of people (in Madagascar IIIRC) who claim to be descendants of Zheng He's sailers.
It's doubtful to me China would have colonized Africa even if Ming retained strong trade presence in the Arabian Sea. But if they did and settled the Cape, the Portugese would have a near impossible time establishing themselves in the Indian Ocean.
Who knows, maybe the East African states like Ethiopia would be more advanced. I have picture in my mind of African Zen Buddhist monks.Zen Buddhism may involve master teachings involving lions and zebras.
I agree there would be only small-scale slave trade from Africa to China-proper - maybe if the Chinese started moving in on Australia they would import labour, but I'd suspect them to use SE Asians instead.
Oddly, Southeast Asia was very lightly populated until the last 100, 200 years.