In the highlands of Ethiopia,
埃塞俄比亞的高地上
an ancient Christian Empire Claiming to descend from the Queen of Sheba
屹立著一個古老的基督教帝國 他們自稱是示巴女王的遺胄
And on the east coast: Kilwa,One of Africa's busiest ports.
坐落在東部海岸的基爾瓦城 是非洲最為繁忙的港口之一
Ibn battuta will return to Morocco
伊本·白圖泰即將重返摩洛哥
And write the oldest surviving account of Timbuktu
用文字告訴世人圖阿雷格這種古老部族 仍然遺存
And the wealth of Africa.
用筆觸描繪非洲的滾滾財富
The Tuareg will carry their gold back across the Sahara.
圖阿雷格部族會橫穿撒哈拉沙漠 將賺取的黃金運回
Its destination: across the mediterranean to europe.
他們的目的地: 橫渡地中海抵達歐洲
African gold will be key To the greatest explosion of ideas
非洲的黃金 會成為西方世界前所未知的
The western world has ever known.
偉大思潮迸發的關鍵
It'll make some men rich And others, reckless.
它讓一部分人變得富裕 其他的人 一無所有
Venice,117 mud islands joined together,
威尼斯 是一個由117座泥地小島組成的國家
Become a thriving center of commerce.
逐漸成為繁榮的商貿中心
Silk from the Middle East.Spices from India.
這兒有中東地區的絲綢 印度的香料
And the key to its wealth:Gold from Africa.
它富有的關鍵 是非洲的黃金