Facts on Atlantic Africa
Many African states reacted to the fall of the Mali & Songhay empire in an indirect & direct way. Atlantic commerce provided a way forward to glory and power for those decently close to the coastline & Portuguese/Spanish pleasantries made it enticing for those in West & West-Central Africa to follow the wave. This made …
In 2100, thirteen of the world’s largest twenty cities will be in Africa, and it is the only continent set to see exponential population growth throughout that time period. Three of those cities will be in Atlantic Africa. After staying stagnant from 1700-1807, it’s population growth has more than recovered ever since the 1900’s thanks …
The 16th century was one hundred years that set the tone for Atlantic world formation and mankind has never looked back. During this time frame, kingdoms of Portugal and Spain were looking for alternative trade routes — after being choked off of Asia by the Ottoman Empire. Voyages to Africa, Asia as well as the …
City states/Kingdoms of 16th Century Atlantic Africa Read More »
Many people talk about how “black” people in the Americas (the United States specifically) are not of West-Central African origin at all. Multiple theories are espoused and perpetuated such as the Lost Tribes of Israel theory. There is also the notion that many black people were brought here on the forced migration of the estimated …
Literacy has been defined as the trademark of a “developed” society. We give a lot of weight to literacy. We say one is educated if they are able to write in an elegant manner. I guess because it shows the capability to create something complex. Thus, we give it weight. I think that writing systems …