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Soon we will have to chose a leader. I propose 3 criteria to base our decision on:
1)Historical Relation to teh Great Banana
2)In-Game Relation to teh Almighty Banana
3)Strength of traits, UB and UU
1)History of teh bAnana:
Khmer, Korea, and China are all South East Asain Civs. China made teh first Banana Plantation.
India cultivated teh mighty Banana since at least 600BC. Greece (Alexander) tasted teh mighty Banana 327 BC.
Arabia brought teh banana to Palestine. Teh Portuguese created Plantations all over teh world, spreading its glory for all savor.
2) As Will mentioned in the other thread, the French have a flag that looks like teh mighty banana.
I know of no other reference...
3) From the civs in 1) and 2): Greece, France, India, and the Khmer have the leaders with the best traits.
I think all of the civs have useful UBs, Korea, China, and Greece have the best UU IMO.
Out of the choices above I would chose Alexander of the Greeks(first known "European" to eat a banana) or France(for teh flag).
Soon we will have to chose a leader. I propose 3 criteria to base our decision on:
1)Historical Relation to teh Great Banana
2)In-Game Relation to teh Almighty Banana
3)Strength of traits, UB and UU
1)History of teh bAnana:
History
The domestication of bananas took place in southeastern Asia. Many species of wild bananas still occur in New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Recent archaeological and palaeoenvironmental evidence at Kuk Swamp in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea suggests that banana cultivation there goes back to at least 5000 BCE, and possibly to 8000 BCE. [4] This would make the New Guinean highlands the place where bananas were first domesticated. It is likely that other species of wild bananas were later also domesticated elsewhere in southeastern Asia such as the asian fighting banana known for its intense fruit taste and bright orange peels.
Some recent discoveries of banana phytoliths in Cameroon dating to the first millennium BCE [5] have triggered an as yet unresolved debate about the antiquity of banana cultivation in Africa. There is linguistic evidence that bananas were already known in Madagascar around that time. [6] The earliest evidence of banana cultivation in Africa before these recent discoveries dates to no earlier than late 6th century AD. [7] These were possibly spread there by Arab merchants.[citation needed]
The banana is mentioned for the first time in written history in Buddhist texts in 600 BCE.[citation needed] Alexander the Great discovered the taste of the banana in the valleys of India in 327 BCE.[citation needed] The existence of an organized banana plantation could be found in China in 200 CE.[citation needed] In 650, Islamic conquerors brought the banana to Palestine. The word banana is of West African origin, and passed into English via Spanish or Portuguese.[8]
In 15th and 16th century, Portuguese colonists started banana plantations in the Atlantic Islands, Brazil, and western Africa.[citation needed] As late as the Victorian Era, bananas were not widely known in Europe, although they were available via merchant trade.[citation needed] Jules Verne references bananas with detailed descriptions so as not to confuse readers in his book Around the World in Eighty Days (1872).
The domestication of bananas took place in southeastern Asia. Many species of wild bananas still occur in New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Recent archaeological and palaeoenvironmental evidence at Kuk Swamp in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea suggests that banana cultivation there goes back to at least 5000 BCE, and possibly to 8000 BCE. [4] This would make the New Guinean highlands the place where bananas were first domesticated. It is likely that other species of wild bananas were later also domesticated elsewhere in southeastern Asia such as the asian fighting banana known for its intense fruit taste and bright orange peels.
Some recent discoveries of banana phytoliths in Cameroon dating to the first millennium BCE [5] have triggered an as yet unresolved debate about the antiquity of banana cultivation in Africa. There is linguistic evidence that bananas were already known in Madagascar around that time. [6] The earliest evidence of banana cultivation in Africa before these recent discoveries dates to no earlier than late 6th century AD. [7] These were possibly spread there by Arab merchants.[citation needed]
The banana is mentioned for the first time in written history in Buddhist texts in 600 BCE.[citation needed] Alexander the Great discovered the taste of the banana in the valleys of India in 327 BCE.[citation needed] The existence of an organized banana plantation could be found in China in 200 CE.[citation needed] In 650, Islamic conquerors brought the banana to Palestine. The word banana is of West African origin, and passed into English via Spanish or Portuguese.[8]
In 15th and 16th century, Portuguese colonists started banana plantations in the Atlantic Islands, Brazil, and western Africa.[citation needed] As late as the Victorian Era, bananas were not widely known in Europe, although they were available via merchant trade.[citation needed] Jules Verne references bananas with detailed descriptions so as not to confuse readers in his book Around the World in Eighty Days (1872).
India cultivated teh mighty Banana since at least 600BC. Greece (Alexander) tasted teh mighty Banana 327 BC.
Arabia brought teh banana to Palestine. Teh Portuguese created Plantations all over teh world, spreading its glory for all savor.
2) As Will mentioned in the other thread, the French have a flag that looks like teh mighty banana.
I know of no other reference...
3) From the civs in 1) and 2): Greece, France, India, and the Khmer have the leaders with the best traits.
I think all of the civs have useful UBs, Korea, China, and Greece have the best UU IMO.
Out of the choices above I would chose Alexander of the Greeks(first known "European" to eat a banana) or France(for teh flag).
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