PM I just got that's relevant to the thread..
iaoish said:
I saw your topic about Africa and I noticed you are intrested in the history of Africa and it's people.
I saw and read a few things and been to Egypt aswell I saw in your post that the Egyptians were not the only higly civilized culture in Africa. There has been several in the past thousands of years. For me I think this is really intresting aswell.. but I was wondering... If Africa gave birth to so many highly advanced civalizations how come when europeans first came (back) to Africa all they found was bushman and woman and nomands... not a trace was left of these highly ancient civalizations. Like they all disapeard and started all over again or something.. My question to you is: what happend?
How come all these civalizations simply were no more..
It can't be like in South America like a inquisition because when Europeans came to Africa the civilizations were not there anymore...
I asked you this because I'm intrested a lot in history and cultures.
Thanks!.
Seems like an honest question, but I will have to correct you on your assumptions, most likely due to ignorance (no offense). Maybe you should of read the entire list in the thread first before addressing this..
500 B.C., Nok civilization.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nok
500 B.C. City of Ife Ife
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ile-Ife
750-1076 A.D. The very rich Empire Of Ghana
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_Empire
1235 - 1645 A.D. The extremely rich and literate Empire of Mali, along with Timbuktu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Mali
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu
9th century - 16th century A.D., the world renowned civilization and Empire of Songhai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songhai_Empire
9th Century A.D. - 18th Century A.D., the long lasting empire of Kanem-Bornu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanem-Bornu
Not to mention Medieval Ethiopia, Askum, Benin, Asanteland, Kongo(Kingdom) and Munhumutapa Empire/Great Zimbabwe..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Zimbabwe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munhumutapa_Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Benin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Congo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashanti_Kingdom
^It amazes me sometimes that people don't know this stuff, it's common knowledge to Africans. South America is of course an entirely different situation and didn't compare anyways imo, no bias involved...
Ending the stereotypes for America:
http://endingstereotypesforamerica.org/african_history.html
^Highly dependable website with copious amounts of information on precolonial African kingdoms and many quotes from various European and Arab explorers on their thoughts about what they encountered..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHGQkcyoEJM