MischievousMonkey
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Thoughts? If yall had to give your top 3 reasons what would they be?
If we're talking colonization I agree breh. But personally I date Africa fall to the fracture of its mega empires, and that was before that...I always assumed that part of the reason was because Africans were more consumers than producers. Especially when it came to weapons of war.
If we're talking colonization I agree breh. But personally I date Africa fall to the fracture of its mega empires, and that was before that...
Expand on it breh. PleaseAfrican continent never "fell"
African continent never "fell"
2. A good portion of Africa was disconnected from the dominant Mediterranean trade routes. Which meant it was difficult for African states to purchase the latest weaponry. There were some Empires who could have purchased firearms(Songhai), but in Songhai's case they didn't have the foresight to invest in it.
Just gotta mention. The only Africans that made seafaring a priority were North Africans (The Mediterran) and East Africans like the Swahili, Somali and Ethio-Semites (across the Indian Ocean)When it comes why Africa 'fell' the answer are complex.
Physical Geography is defo the biggest culprit. The Sahara was a massive barrier against trade and with that the spread of knowledge and ideas. Not to mention tropical rainforests are fukking brutal. The rain and deadly diseases are a nightmare. Then there's the tsetse fly that limited animal husbandry. If there wasn't rain, there were prolongued droughts.
Guns. Not the shytty musket tupe but mounted machine guns and cannons. Also lack of navies played a part too.
African naivety. No doubt about that. Adopting christianity and islam and becoming as pious as possible. Meanwhile, Euro and ragheads didn't give a damn about piety. Face facts Euros found Africans easy to play.