The Moors, Medieval Africa | Black History Project | Video 9
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- From 700-1492, if you would have had the pleasure of visiting southern Spain, you would have heard a prayer call in Arabic, calling muslims of African, Arabic and Spanish descent to pray in the great Mosques of the time. You would have smelt the sweetest perfumes and seen elaborate garments (img). You may have had the pleasure of being one of the first people in Europe to snack on a pomegranate and drink coffee before being served a three course meal; starter, main and desert.
The sound of the Oud, the predecessor of the guitar, would be heard in the city centres (img). You may have stayed in a riad, with a central garden, a stone building built with absolute mathematical precision rather than wooden barns which were common in the rest of Europe. (img)
All of these pleasures and more were brought to Europe thanks to the Moors.
Imagine Muslim international traders, the world’s best scientists, mathematicians, elaborate riches and sophisticated dining practices and you have the Moors. Testimonies to their presence features in many African, Arabic and European towns as well as our language (img). Words with the prefix “Al” such as algebra, alcohol, chemistry, nadir, alkaline, and cipher entered the language. Even words such as checkmate, influenza, typhoon, orange, and cable can be traced back to Arabic origins as they made their way into European Language whilst the Moors occupied Southern Spain until the Spanish Reconquista (711 - 1492). They also were responsible for introducing Coffee and Lemons into Europe as well as refined Architecture.
This section on the Moors is heavily influenced by the work of African historian, Robin Walker and his book titled “When We Ruled” and the documentary “When the Moors ruled Europe by Bettany Hughes”.
By 500AD the Holy Roman Empire was in decline giving rise to the dark ages (img). The Roman Empire had imploded and minor fractions are now fighting for power. This was an era in Europe of which little was written, chaos was rife and tribal warfare was common.
Robert Briffault, a keen student of development of culture, wrote the following commentary on this part of world history;
“..Europe lay sunk in a night of barbarism… more awful and horrible than that of the primitive savage. For it was the decomposing body of what had been a great civilisation… Cities had practically disappeared…. The remains of the population dwell in huts…. Built among the ruins of the ampitheatre…. Famines and plagues were chronic… cases of cannibalism were not uncommon; there were manhunts not with a view to plunder, but for food. It is on record that at Tournus on the Saone, human flesh was publicly put up for sale…:
From the breakdown of order under the Roman Empire, we had an implosion of society giving rise to chaos. However the dark ages were an isolated event from the rest of the world. As Europe was tearing itself to pieces, a new Empire had formed. The Moorish Empire was enjoying a Golden age of Islamic civilisation.
Much like the Romans, 700 years before them, the Moors didn’t have to rely on violence to conquer. Impressed by the structure, culture and wealth of the Moors, many Spaniards flocked to Tarik’s allegiance to fight the Visigoth rulers. On their arrival, the Moors found many cities in despair under Visigoth rule. Many Spaniards may have struck truces with the Moors in exchange of protection. Tarik’s power grew and in the summer of 711AD he marched his forces to face the Visigoth King Roderick himself. His army was 14,000 strong (img) against King Roderick’s 60,000 strong army. Tarik was victorious within an hour
"the Moors horses were fire, their faces black as pitch... The goths were broken in an hour" says a European writer at the time.
Later in 712AD, Musa ibn Nasir mobilised 18000 Arabs and Africans and seized Carmona, Cremona, Medina and Sidona (img). After being chased down by Tarik’s army, King Roderick was killed in battle in 713AD.
As Spain settled, Africans flocked to Spain by the thousands. On the governor's arrival, Musa whipped Tarik and reprimanded him for his hasty take over of territory and threw him in prison. However when the Khalif heard, he demanded Taik’s freedom and reinstated him as governor after recalling Musa to Demascus, ordering him to step down.
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@@ElliottJohnReid you even mixed with white man you still black fearturs
A lovely video, unfortunately the echo is quite annoying.....is there anything you can do about it....I would like to share it....thanks
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Awwww I love moors man
Yes. Teaching and writing about the Moors was one of my favourite sections of this curiculum
Moors from South morocco morekech and the house is morocan
Yes. The black Moors were there before the Asiatic ones migrated in
Brah... I thought this was about the Moors.. jah jah..
Thanks Bro.
Funny how the use of the word pagan came into use around the same time as the collapse of the Moorish empire. Go and find every "Pagan" and take over. renaissance period to get the story straight after major genocide
I'm not so sure about Arabas after listening to this though. It seems like they sold us out or something?
Ah I'll have to research this. I wouldn't say that the "Arabs sold us out". Identity was very different then. In fact we don't see this unified idea of "blackness" occurring until the Haitian Revolution, where identity deviated from tribal to "racial". The European perspective is different. But how we view ourselves has transformed massively over the last 500 years
@@ElliottJohnReid I guess I'm saying there was a unified (something) for blacks by Arabia and The West which is projected into this reality
@@user-qt9vx5qs8h everyone knows you are a liar. That's what you are on a video with low views trying to convince your mother
@@user-qt9vx5qs8h the largest collection of Arabic manuscript are in timbuktu. It pains you, I know
bull pagan come from latin pagus, hut. It became prevalent during the christianization of the Roman empire.
To call Moroccan history, Black history . Your just putting your ideology in our history. Morocco was mixed sense time was be . The king you put his image in the video was from sidjlmasa ( in the desert) ofc he's black . There were also kings from fes, souss, meknes, high atlas. From black to white.
Also I'd like to say, we don't view race like you do in the west. Unless you're from Asian or blonde, you want stand out .
If you watch the videos around this one you will see I reiterate the points you have made. I explain that race is western dogma and that the Moors were not a homogenous race. And that their leadership was dynastic.
I am not absorbing the Moors into black history. I am merely stating they are a part of black history and that they are also an example of one of many non racialised empires
Spain seems to think they are black, and why the hold the blackface festival. Dressed like moors faces blacked out with red lips . Definitely mocking but also telling.
I'm Ghanaian and one thing I notice about you Moroccans is you guys always say race isn't an issue. Yet the reason why most Moroccans lost there skin color was because the Tuaregs married there concubines and produced children. You guys aren't dark anymore, you look like Western Asians, so you care about skin color. That's some of you, not all especially in Southern Morocco.
The Moors were multi ethnic, Berbers from West Africa, Berbers from North East Africa. From Hausa, Senegalese, Soninke, Ibo, Fulani, Tuaregs, Wolof and many more. These were all called Moorish people, Europeans saw a bunch of African men in ships and on horses. Why do you Moroccans always think it's about you? Tariq Ibn Ziad gathered his brothers that were ready to fight. We made history, there is a town in Spain named after the Soninke people also.
lol we north africans arnt black neither were andalusians just casue we slaved some sub saharan africans dosnt make them us they are nowhere close to the majority of the population making less than 10ù percent of the whole population if we dont include recent sub saharans migrants
You've made an entire conversation up in your head. In this video, I didn't blanket cast North Africa, the Moors or Andalusians
The word Moor literally means black from the Greek words "Mavro". Your just as racist. There is no such thing called a sub-Saharan or a middle of an There is no such thing called a sub-Saharan or a middle of There is no such thing called a sub-Saharan African. The original Moors were black African people in the fair skin Asiatic ones began to undertake the lineage much later on. Lol. There are literal pictures of Moors all over Europe. Europeans cans up with those concepts NOT AFRICANS ‼️
Arabic slant on continent about the real indigenous people of the continent. Anyone who studies world history realize that the Ibo, Berbers are dark melenated indigenous people of N. Africa. Easy to confirm through one's DNA test. Islam is Arab tribes conquers religion. Self study is the best way to accurate knowledge. ❤
Black history? 🤔
You'll have to extrapolate for me to understand your point
@@ElliottJohnReid moors were Berbers and arabs, none of them were black.
@@soso-ry5if ok haha, let's explore this. So for now, we'll ignore the countless trade routes between North and Sub Saharan Africa, the depictions of the Moors at the time, the sourcing of Subsaharan soldiers into the Almoravide army, the Moors who had nicknames such as "black bird", the multi-ethnic dynasties and the depiction of the Moors by the Europeans, the heterogeneous appearance of the Berbers.... for now we'll just ignore all that.
But I have one question. You think that an African / Arabic that existed for 800 years that stretched the north of Africa, Medina and southern Europe had no Subsaharan Africans living in their Empire? Despite the fact that there were Subsaharan Africans in England, Portugal, evidentially the Americas, Asia.... but this one African Empire according to you had no subsaharan Africans in it? Does this not seem a bit non-sensical to you?
@@ElliottJohnReid if they had subsaharan in it? Yes of course, they had black guards and black slaves.
If they had subsaharan rulers? No
If they spoke a subsaharan language? No
If they were blond moors? Yes of course.
If most of them were black or blond? No, just a minority.
Ancient Mauretania was inhabited by black people? Not at all.
After the Reconquista lot of moors moved in Fes, Tanger, Tetuan, Rabat, Sale and they are the whitest Moroccans.
@@soso-ry5if sorry what is the point you're trying to make here? After you have contradicted yourself, I'm struggling to understand what your point is now
Fake history project
Moorish empire is morocco and they were not black so please don't try to Steel our history.
Firstly, the Moors established Morocco but preceded its establishment.
Secondly, please watch the video before commenting as I used the Moors as an example of not fitting modern western racial categories.
Thirdly, please understand the unorthodox ways that people throughout the world use race today. For example, I would be classed as black in the US, UK and Western Europe. Moroccans and Egyptians commonly refute identification as black. But I am also confused as being Moroccan and Egyptian when I have had the pleasure of travelling to them.
Please check the sources used at blackhistory.school and take it up with the authors of the texts as I am merely referencing.
And if you do intend to reply, please resent an intellectual and well informed response and leave any juvenile complaints and accusations of "history stealing" to yourself.
Have a nice day
You stole the land along with the history. Obviously you don't know your history. Next thing you'll be saying morroco is not in Africa 😂😂😂. Peace brother
He is actually spot on great video sir!
I argue with multiple different people on the Moors origin and got the dumbest responses. Some tried to say that the term Moor meant people of the Maghrib and not Mauros which means black. Other said Moors were Spanish who had inhabited the territory of North Africa long ago. Others state that the Ancient Moors were Arabs. I did my own research and I can truly confirm that they were black. The reason why it's contested is because anytime black history shines bright, it has to be blotted out by white people and Arabs of white origin.
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Exactly 😂😂
If you report history you stick to the facts not fiction the moors did shape history and the did help with advancement in many areas of European history but as for claiming they were black that is an over statement they were a mixture of races from north Africa and it is an insult by Afro-American supposedly academics to state they were black you cannot change history
He literally said they were mixed the ENTIRE video. Even showing images of Arab, Black & Asiatic people(s).
And why do you say
“Afro-American” when the guy in the video says that’s he from Britain/UK..??
U were so busy being butt hurt by the words “Black” and “African” you forgot to pay attention & failed to comprehend the info in the video 😂😂
Total Black From The Beginning ! Your comment is very weak ! Every later arrival wants to write themselves into The Original Story.Rennaisance,iconoclastic efforts All Fail like the later Books.
The Moors were black and then later became mixed.
That's why in Spain they celebrated Moors and Christians of Alcoy - The Cavalcade of Kings
Where they paint their faces Black.
@@dcopeland1003 seems you don't read or study history better luck next time there's been extensive study of the moors as i have already stated they were a mixture of North African societies and yes there were some blacks but not all.so get off your BLM rostrum and get yourself educated
You folks have done nothing but embellish and lie about your sordid history. Why do you care about our perspective of ours? What's your business? Go and find some.