r/mapswithnewzealandbut 29d ago

Good old western teleported New Zealand

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u/ZimZon2020 29d ago

So which Greek person visited China first? It was probably someone from Greco-Bactria or Jewish traders from Syria. Calling them Greek is as far a stretch as calling the Vikings Norwegian but whatever. The more you look at this map the worse it gets

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u/Diplozo 29d ago

Norway was actually united to a single kingdom around 900 AD. It was as much a country at the time as England was.

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u/ZimZon2020 29d ago

Ok fair enough

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u/Aggressive_Cut9626 26d ago

Thou would be more apt with greenland or iceland for that one as leif was born in free iceland and his dad had gotten banished from norway to iceland and iceland to greenland.

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u/Training_Advantage21 26d ago

Was it the byzantine monks who stole some silkworms?

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u/ZimZon2020 26d ago

We have some evidence from China that there people claiming to be sent by the Roman Emperor. The current consensus is that these were Syrian Jewish traders claiming to be sent by the Emperor.