Great African Kingdoms we don't learn about

[observe]

can someone explain to me how these countries survive if its all desert?

Usually by rivers. I know that Egypt and Kush were next to the Nile

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

The Axumite Empire, nikkaz had shyt on lock for a second...

 

[Lord Scion]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songhai_Empire

those who read about the Malian Empire should know about the Songhai

 

[WOLF2007]

read up on Songai

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

Aksumite architecture is so dope. I hope I can see some of this stuff in person one day.

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

funny they look a lot like European castles, but wasnt they built first

ARE EUROPEAN CASTLES MADE OF ADOBE AND EARTHWORKS, BROTHER? AND WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL AND GET THE IMPRESSION THAT EUROPEAN MONUMENTS ARE OLDER THAN AFRICAN AND ASIAN MONUMENTS, DUDE?

 

[Just like bruddas]

ARE EUROPEAN CASTLES MADE OF ADOBE AND EARTHWORKS, BROTHER? AND WHERE DID YOU GO TO SCHOOL AND GET THE IMPRESSION THAT EUROPEAN MONUMENTS ARE OLDER THAN AFRICAN AND ASIAN MONUMENTS, DUDE?

hogan get off them roids and read my other post.

I was saying that African Castles are older and European castle look just like them as in the concept was created in Africa...brother

 

[alpo]

Keep this thread going

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

African Castles are older

AND YOU IMPLIED THAT THIS ISN'T COMMON KNOWLEDGE, BROTHER!

and European castle look just like them

THIS ISN'T TRUE THOUGH, DUDE! AT LEAST NOT ACCORDING TO ANY OF THE IMAGES SHOWN YET IN THIS THREAD, MEAN GENE!

as in the concept was created in Africa...brother

THIS IS DEBATABLE AS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD CASTLE DEPENDS HEAVILY ON HOW FAR YOU'RE WILLING TO STRETCH THE IDEA OF A PERMANENT, REINFORCED STRUCTURE USED TO HOUSE NOBILITY, BROTHER! THIS CONCEPT PROBABLY HAS PREHISTORIC PRECEDENT FROM WHICH IT EVOLVED, DUDE! AND CONSIDERING THE OLDEST PERMANENT HUMAN SETTLEMENT IS NOT IN AFRICA BUT RATHER IN TURKEY, YOU MAY HAVE TO RECONSIDER, BROTHER!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göbekli_Tepe

 

[Marvel]

can someone explain to me how these countries survive if its all desert?

There is common misconception that the Sahara was always as big as its been. A couple of thousand years ago much of what is the Sahara was actually vast fertile grasslands. Deforestation occurred rapidly and climate changes led to less rainfall and the drying up of various bodies of water.

 

[Just like bruddas]

AND YOU IMPLIED THAT THIS ISN'T COMMON KNOWLEDGE, BROTHER!


THIS ISN'T TRUE THOUGH, DUDE! AT LEAST NOT ACCORDING TO ANY OF THE IMAGES SHOWN YET IN THIS THREAD, MEAN GENE!


THIS IS DEBATABLE AS THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD CASTLE DEPENDS HEAVILY ON HOW FAR YOU'RE WILLING TO STRETCH THE IDEA OF A PERMANENT, REINFORCED STRUCTURE USED TO HOUSE NOBILITY, BROTHER! THIS CONCEPT PROBABLY HAS PREHISTORIC PRECEDENT FROM WHICH IT EVOLVED, DUDE! AND CONSIDERING THE OLDEST PERMANENT HUMAN SETTLEMENT IS NOT IN AFRICA BUT RATHER IN TURKEY, YOU MAY HAVE TO RECONSIDER, BROTHER!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göbekli_Tepe

 

[GMOGMediaTV]

They will continue to miseducate us. We have to inevitably find the truth!

 

[Shogun]

They will continue to miseducate us. We have to inevitably find the truth!

Take responsibility for your own education.

 

[GMOGMediaTV]

Take responsibility for your own education.

No doubt. Which is why I said in my first post 'We have to inevitably find the truth!"

 

[Robbie3000]

There is common misconception that the Sahara was always as big as its been. A couple of thousand years ago much of what is the Sahara was actually vast fertile grasslands. Deforestation occurred rapidly and climate changes led to less rainfall and the drying up of various bodies of water.