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Question: Africa's golden period in history!?!?
Need help for a history coursework!.!.!.
Almost all the major regions in the world have had their golden periods when they were at the top of the world!. But, I have never seen anything like that about Africa in the books I have read!. May be I need to widen my search!. So, I would like to ask you guys the same that has Africa till this point in time in History has ever had such a prosperous period!?/
Any historical facts and their sources would be very appreciated!.
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I may not have a perfect example, but there are some that you might be interested in:
Carthage: They had threaten the Roman empire itself
Almoravid: Those moors took controle of a vast land in north & west Africa
The Mali Empire: especially during the time of Mansa Musa
Etheopia: I'm not sure how powerfull it was, but I know it's been a greet empire/ kingdom, & surely had its own golden ageWww@QuestionHome@Com
I hate to state the obvious, but the Egyptian empire was one the most powerful empires not more than 4000 years ago!.
They reigned from the period of Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and right on to the New Kingdom when the Roman empire adopted it as a sister Kingdom!.
They're technological advancements changed the world!. With simple mud and straw they created bricks!. A new building material that would prove to last millennia!. They also brought paper to the world, creating the first truly portable medium for reading and writing!. In fact, it is estimated that the Egyptian illiteracy rate was only a piddly 2-5%!. Compare this to the illiteracy rate of Industrial revolution England at an astounding 40-55%!.
Sure, slavery was abound during those ancient times, but that practice was taught to the Romans in the New Kingdom allowing other great innovations such as aqueducts and planned cities!.
Africa accounts for most of the modern world's advancements, and this should not be forgotten!. Considering the origins of species theory, many people believe that Africa may have been the beginning of human race!.
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Yeah, as far as we know, there may not have been one--technologically there were few advancements there, there wasn't a Renaissance, but again, we don't know because we don't have a history of that area!.
EDIT:
Because he was saying there was none, I figured he was excluding Egypt and talking about black Africa (note that I am not a racist, this is, historically-speaking, a valid term)!.
And yes, I should have mentioned that!. I also should have mentioned that the Nubians, Bantu, and other tribes had trading and mining periods!. So my B!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Africa did have a golden age!. it was when trade was high between the south and north, there trade was between salt and gold!. i took global 9 this year, and we learned about it, but i forgot what time period it was!. so if you keep searching you'll find it, may i suggest looking up salt and gold trade in Africa, that should help you find itWww@QuestionHome@Com
Try ancient egypt or Africa in the Middle Ages!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Bet you think Egypt is in the Middle EastWww@QuestionHome@Com