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Sub-Saharan African Civilizations

Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:46 am
Posted by UFFan
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:46 am
I'm pretty unimpressed by them, especially the ones on the left side of the continent rather than the right side. Axum is the one I think was most interesting, but that was on the right side of the continent.

Leaving aside how exaggerated the Mansa Musa tales might be, his kingdom didn't leave behind much in the way of art, architecture, philosophy, long-term influence, etc.

Some people 100 years ago took it a little far by arguing that Great Zimbabwe was made by Phoenicians, but actually I'm not very impressed by Great Zimbabwe, which is basically a version of Stonehedge (which itself is an overrated pile of rocks) that was made about 5,000 years after Stonehedge.
Posted by StickyFingers
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:48 am to
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Sub-Sarahan


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Civilization


This does not compute
Posted by Monahans
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:49 am to
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I'm pretty unimpressed by them

they was kangz bruh
Posted by OysterPoBoy
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:50 am to
What made the desert stop where it does? Is there a river or something?
Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:51 am to
Posted by Jim Rockford
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:53 am to
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What made the desert stop where it does? Is there a river or something?


Weather patterns. In Roman times the Sahara region was much wetter and had wildlife such as elephants.
Posted by Bullfrog
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:53 am to
That desert was left behind when the Elohim nuked that area after some humans killed them some Elohim. They were pissed.

Which is why the background radiation is still very high there and there is an odd glass found in region.

ETA: It is no coincidence that everyone is now dead that was chasing Rommel there.
This post was edited on 11/22/24 at 10:57 am
Posted by UFFan
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:54 am to
What makes any desert stop where it does? Couldn't you ask the same question about the Mojave Desert or something?
Posted by Corinthians420
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:54 am to
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UFFan

Do you listen to the fall of civilizations podcast?

The Songhai Empire was Sub-Saharan
This post was edited on 11/22/24 at 10:57 am
Posted by mt1
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:56 am to
Next up, we will study the evolution of the Altima.
Posted by MarsellusWallace
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:58 am to
Three bans incoming
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:59 am to
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the left side of the continent rather than the right side
Posted by Slippy
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 10:59 am to
They say that humans sprang up and evolved in sub-Saharan Africa and then dispersed to the ends of the earth.

Earliest known instance of white flight.
Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 11:00 am to
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What made the desert stop where it does? Is there a river or something?
Posted by Corinthians420
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Posted by wasteland
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 11:01 am to
I am not impressed with your post
Posted by Mahootney
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 11:03 am to
Pretty good podcast that addresses the geographical limitations of the region which are exacerbated by the relatively low natural resources.

Even the European colonists declined to develop significant infrastructure into the central continent due to a poor roi and logistics issues.

Without a natural network of waterways or a significant investment in logistic avenues, it's hard to drive the growth and development like is found elsewhere.
Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 11:06 am to
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Pretty good podcast that addresses the geographical limitations of the region which are exacerbated by the relatively low natural resources.
name
Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 11:07 am to
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Earliest known instance of white flight.
hate to break it to you but those baws wasn't white
Posted by fr33manator
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Posted on 11/22/24 at 11:07 am to
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Some people 100 years ago took it a little far by arguing that Great Zimbabwe was made by Phoenicians, but actually I'm not very impressed by Great Zimbabwe, which is basically a version of Stonehedge (which itself is an overrated pile of rocks) that was made about 5,000 years after Stonehedge.



Hell, LSU won't even let kids play on some dirt hills anymore
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