@@tingo3155 What he said is correct. He is a Nigerian-American, as am I. This means we are American citizens of Nigerian background/ethnicity. Don't make something out of nothing.
In the beginning of the movie Apocalypto, produced by Mel Gibson, the intro statement was “A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.” -W. Durant.
Sometimes I wish I could go back in time and warn the African empires and the First Nations of the Americas that they need to unite against a unified enemy. ...But then I wouldn't exist.
@The Godless It was the richest nation in Africa simply because it had trade affiliations with the West. When the West no longer supported South-Africa, South-Africa transitioned to an economically destitute nation and was forced to end apartheid. It's not intricate to be the richest nation in Africa when you have affiliations with Canada, U.S., EU, Australia, New Zealand and Israel, is it?
I’m not African myself but the one thing that I also see as a problem is the artificial borders created by Europeans. As an Armenian I can understand where this conflict would come from. Imagine if some foreign power conquered the region of the caucuses. They then proceeded to split up ethnic territories and created new countries where traditionally hostile groups were suddenly shoved together and told to coexist. Now imagine if someone created a new country with parts of Armenia and parts of Turkey stitched together. The bloodshed would never end! Now obviously there are too many ethnic groups in Africa for each one to have its own country but at the very least it would be nice to redraw the borders and give the largest ones such as the Igbo and Yoruba their own states. Based on what I’ve learned these two ethnic groups are the most educated and entrepreneurial in Nigeria and I feel like the conflict with groups in the north is just dragging them down with the ship.
Sako Gekchyan yes! Many of the borders made by colonialism don't take into consideration the ethnicities in those countries. Maybe this could be bitter sweet and encourage ethnic groups to eventually merge into a single identity and abandon their old ethnic rivalries. The process will be long and possibly bloody (look at Rwanda in the 20th century) but Africans have been through worse and survived
Sako, europe has always had as much diversity. This influx of people from outside europe is nothing new, it has happend before - often almost constantly. Most european nations today are made up of outsiders and locals getting mixed up. And frankly there need to be somewhat a more rapid and intense pattern of migration into europe to shift any internal ethnic compositions noteworthily. There is more than 600 million europeans after all. Africa Unveiled; Its worse, they didn't even consider the locals in any way when they drafted those damned borders.
The only thing am pained about is that i have to learn African History from TH-cam while my university in Nigeria is teaching me about European history, Plato, Aristotle and everything Africans have never achieved😢😧
Massive eye opener. There are so many pan-African and Afrocentric members of the community that hype up our motherland as a faultless utopia. While encouraging, it’s ultimately damaging. How are we to correct the present if we do not see the errors of the past? Anyway, great job Home Team! My only suggestion is that you add captions and lower thirds so that we can see the spelling of the people, places, etc that you name. Words are highly important! Keep up the knowledge! 🙌🏿
The Arabians brought war into the continent. Before the intervention of the early Arabs, ethnic groups are too busy inventing stuff; war was normally the very last cause of action. The continent was built on the means to progress humankind and not its destruction.
Absolutely love you channel! I read a lot about Africa, but I feel like I learn a lot more from your short videos then I do from these lengthy books. So happy that you are back to making video.
you hit the nail on the head within the firs 5 minutes. We gave them access to our resources so they didnt need us anymore! It reminds me of what is going on now in hip-hop. great video as always! you are a great griot! #rememberyourancestors
Aj Porsche f.you mean do your research frist dammy. look in to * Ethiopian rock-hewn architecture are the 11 monolithic churches of Lalibela ,Bete Medhane Alem, which is the largest monolithic church in the world, bete medhanialem the only Building that was done starting from the top ... *The Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali, first built in the 13th century and reconstructed in 1906-1909, is the largest clay building in the world. * The Egyptian pyramids are generally considered to be the world's oldest monumental structures constructed of dressed masonry.
I'm so appreciative of the depth in which you have gone to present this knowledge in the way you have! I'm also thankful that you are the face that is telling Our Story! Job well done!😊❤
Meshahraimanuel Yisrael wtf? U sound dumb as fuk! If he said Africa had the greatest empires on earth he said that it was when they let others in the culture it got messed up
Thomas So you're saying multiculturalism is bad? That sounds pretty racist if you aks me. No one but the leaders of these empires brought themselves down, along with the disease of Islam. Did you even watch the video?
I knew you were gonna say that in the end and that's the truest statement in my lifetime! I hope this word spreads across and we end our differences immediately. But we being the oldest humans makes our diversity rate the highest in the World (casually speaking), thus we have to work existential harder to come together permanently!
So how did the later/younger humans come into being? Blacks like being proud of VANITY, especially ones created by the very white people for you to read.
Horrible-Artist699 I am struggling to understand you. I dont get the point about being the oldest humans. Diversity is generates in a lot of way. Climate, geography, politics, disease, etc...same way for other races. Why is that for blacks a gem? And on what basis are black people the oldest? Intelligence/hard work/virtues are what will bring us together not race.
Akan what are you talking about, what is the point of your question? Anonymous the fact of the matter is that Africa as a continent was able to foster such vast and unique diversity. Look at the Americas it was very diverse in terms of tribal groups before the Europeans came and wiped them out. Same with south East Asia. It is the environment that allows for the diversity.
Anonymous please clarify the statement on the Haplogroup. Because A-Haplogroup is mostly found through various enthinic groups within Africa and in some groups outside for Africa.
As a Social Studies teacher I found this to be one of the best explanations for the fall of ancient African empires. Great supplemental material. Tone down the music please. Glade I found your site. Thank you!
RETURN OF THE SAVIORS that's ridiculous if it wasn't for the colonies these black people in America they would be in Africa wearing leopard skins and eating tarantulas
I love how you cover the history and many cultures in africa! Could you maybe cover some cultures that the african diasporas in the americas have as well? Such as: -Gullah/Geechee -Candomblé -Umbanda -The Maroons -The holiday Kwanzaa -Voodoo -The Garifuna
Zero P Don't forget about the Garifuna, a clan of mixed raced Africans that fought European slavemasters alongside the natives throughout the Caribbean. I come from that tribe and they helped out alot. But, they are usually found around Central America.
it's overwhelming to me to notice that even being brazilian, from a country with a massive afro descendants population, i have never heard about all this history. Not in school or anywhere else. I thrilled by the content on your channel and its very sad that all this culture and history is simply overwritten for portuguese and generally european culture and history in brazilian education and culture.
i dont know what do you mean by this, i'm learning about african history and the culture of people that lived there, and how it is now, how it influences the life in my country etc. Idk if you just trying to be a jerk or whatever. but i'm glad i've found this content.
Thank you so much --or as we say in my language, Megwetch! I teach at an HBCU and we're covering this in my "Humanities" class. I will certainly share this with my students.
kongo empire fall also because christianity where creating too many wars and taking slaves when the ruling elite was unaware and mani kongo's love for Europe.
Loved it, as a west Africa native I continue to learn something new or hear facts I heard when I was younger. Brother I wish these types of videos were translated in French too, the younger African generation need to soak these story of Black excellent. Keep the Flame 🔥
Yes, different groups exploited each other. A wise man once said to me. And I quote. (Those of a different clothe; Look upon the world from a different point of view).
there is nothing wrong with diversity of knowledge, knowledge dont just pop up in your head, people get together and learn and trade information to progress
@Horrible-Artist699 "You need to research islamification because Africa has been linked to Islam since Mohammad himself was born." LOL. Islam came in the most part in afrika by force(slavery). The arabic slavery was much much worse than european. In the past, in Saudi Arabia, there lived black, but they were al exterminated. Where are all the blacks that were deported from black afrika to arabic world today? In Amerika, today we see children of deported slaves, not in arabic world.
Yes. I used to freak out when I heard that one of purposes of the African Union was to eventually turn Africa into a Country. My whole perspective has changed over the years. Africa has to move past pure ethnic identity and create a larger one, that encompasses all.
Indeed, all empires fall, but actually African empires fell because the populations are thinly spread out over the biggest habitable landmass on earth. We fail to acknowledge that places like China, Russia etc. may be big but the habitable zones of these regions are highly concentrated (mostly near coastal areas) whereas Africa is wholly habitable therefore its populace has been able to settle and live anywhere from the inner most regions of the Congo to the dry coasts of Eritrea. That had a ricochet on the development of the peoples and that is why we have the thousands of ethnic, sub-ethnic and tribal groups that we have in Africa. Thanks to the nation-states now, a lot of these groups have started to miscegenate and I expect there the thousands of groups to boil down to a few hundreds in the next century.
Abyssinia Unltd. Many africans tribes are concentrated in their own areas and not thinly dispersed so i have no clue what ur on about. The reason they fell was because of diversity. They didnt evolve like many nations around the world to form nations rather than small tribes.
mastermindzebra234 modern life has been proven to make humans feel less happy than the hunter gatherer lifestyle. If happiness is the quest in life then tribes in Africa were doing well. Failed states are shitholes not nature.
Abyssinia Unltd. I’m not African myself but the one thing that I also see as a problem is the artificial borders created by Europeans. As an Armenian I can understand where this conflict would come from. Imagine if some foreign power conquered the region of the caucuses. They then proceeded to split up ethnic territories and created new countries where traditionally hostile groups were suddenly shelves together and told to coexist. Now imagine if someone created a new country with parts of Armenia and parts of Turkey stitched together. The bloodshed would never end! Now obviously there are too many ethnic groups in Africa for each one to have its own country but at the very least it would be nice to redraw the borders and give the largest ones such as the Igbo and Yoruba their own states. Based on what I’ve learned these two ethnic groups are the most educated and entrepreneurial in Nigeria and I feel like the conflict with groups in the north is just dragging them down with the ship.
mastermindzebra234 It was never destined to be a shithole. Despite the geographic limitations and unpredictable weather patterns Africa still gave birth to powerful civilizations such as those in west Africa and my personal favorite; Kush. The sad irony is that there is one thing extreme right wing ideologues are right about. Generally speaking diversity is not usually a good thing. Cultural cohesion leads to unity and a stronger nation.
Congo felt b’cos they loved goods. Indeed just like today. They don’t care if they live in slam but dress too popote and Belgium’s king Léopold make the matter worst in forcing them to loved European’s styles. King Leopold instead of paying them money for there works, they gave them clothes and parfums to Congolese.
Great video, even though you do tend to belittle the Zulu over and over again, don't do that. I live in Zambia and I know that the influence of the Zulu far surpassed their lack of technologic sopistication and independent lifespan. Their influence went from Southern Africa to all the up east Africa, It was the first true Africa modern nation state(the Kongo was a very loose decentralized empire based on marriages and control of sacred shrines), all Zulu influenced people spouted from all types of blood pools and ethnic backgrounds like the Ndebele, Soshangane, the Ngoni, the Kololo people, and changed the progress of the Sotho-Tswana. Maybe that's why the Zulu have always been touted as a big thing because they generally came from nothing, had not much in the form of technology but did so much. The area that was influenced is a large and vast, they created a nationhood not based on ethnicity, tribe or religion but rather of just being of the Zulu culture and language. Yes they were very short lived but the fiures of Shaka, Cetswayo continue to cry out from the past to this day. Remember this!!!!!!! Otherwise great video.
Well in a very short period of time they created a culture, a mighty centralized empire. Where there were no feudal kingdoms like in the Kongo and probably many mentioned above(I must admit that I have not heard of many up that list), slavery was not a thing, I believe in the Zulu nation(there was sub-castes but non were permanent), the state was above religion(well until the empire was conquered, after it was smaller religious leaders led the subsequent rebellions against the British so yeah) it was in many ways a very much like a modern nation. But I guess you do have a right to your opinion as I do I. I study a people by the form of government they used, the managerial structure, I would like to learn more about this. You see you say that the reason Africa was completely conquered is diversity, I in part agree but feel that like many things in life, things ain't that simple. It was in part mainly due to the type of government we had before. They were mostly theocracies, as soon as their kings or empirors were defeated it felt as if the will of the gods or ancestors was not with their previously powerful leaders and so the kingdoms disintergrated. This was not true for the Zulu, unto Mandela came into power, most of the most fierce freedom fighters in SA and Zimbabwe were either Zulu or in Zimbabwe, Ndebele(whose first King was one of Shaka's Generals who Shaka loved very much). Maybe I am wrong, I read histroy as a hobby an therefore may over romanticize. My father is Ndebele too so yeah.
Not just this video I keep seeing the Fulani popping up as the cause for many empires and civilizations to fall. They always seem to be the sharp end of the foreigner spear.
Major VitaMan yes, in Nigeria they are killing us and we don’t even fight back. It’s stupid for them to kill people like that. I’m nigerian American of igbo. Are you black American?
Hey bro, I enjoyed this video but to offer some constructive criticism the music at times would drown your voice out. Maybe tone it a little bit. Thank you man.
all empires fall...ALL..!! The ones that hold on for times long then another adapt to the change coming or they do what the USA does plan for the uprise before it happens by destroying potential enemies in advance before they become powerful enough to fight back...most downfalls are do to comfort with no willingness to change their point of view.....great video brotha keep up the work.....YOU SHOULD MAKE A DVD like "Hidden Colors" the Tariq Nasheed series... i agree with your end point...TOO MUCH TRIBALISM that still exist
Heme Heru Bruh...I was telling my son that last week. I feel like that’s why blacks were targeted from the get... Even in how we are treated in this country right now from an economic point of view. Identify possible threats before become active threats and deal with them early.
In school, we were taught about the European empires, the Asian empires, and the Aztec Empires, but never really into the Empires in Africa. In school, black people was taught as slave rather great people who are capable to raising great civilization just like the rest of the world. Thank you teaching me the history of Africa.
John O Please do more research...you have to dig deeper. I'm assuming if I gave you a definitive answer you probably would disagree. Make it a great day.
I'm white and British, and I want to thank you for putting this video out. I'm not sure I completely agree with you in its thesis - you don't say a lot about the role of religious belief in these great movements of peoples in Africa - but what I much appreciate is your obvious uninhibited effort to get to the truth. I watched an old Time Life video on African kingdoms and found it so unremittingly self-flagellating in trying to atone for white guilt, that it was hard to make any sense out of it! It was like it was our fault for everything, which ends up not being much of an explanation. It's easier and more interesting to see where my forbears fitted in with this pretty complex picture that you've given.
LBJTITAN23 I was gonna say angola wouldnt have been taken over if they hadn't killed the queen and then I realised it was one of the kingdoms of the kongo lol
Brotha you are Gods gift to earth, you giving this generation and perhaps. .. unknowing older generations the infinite gift knowledge of one's self. . rich history of Africa.
Your works is very valuable for us young Africans who know virtually nothing of our past. Pls keep the good work up. Would love to hear more about the other ethnicities who were not organized into empires, like the city states or democratic communities/confederations. Thanks.
You were sooooo right about the comparison you made about Nigeria and China in terms of the Advantages & Disadvantages of (ethnic) diversities as it affects progress in Africa. I am Nigerian and I can't be wrong!
Young man, i was born 1971.. Have been on this journey, secretly within my own conscience, struggled with it, independently researched many sources of information, with this question you have posed in mind that you have broken down, ever since the more recent history of slavery became a lesson in elementary school for me to learn, i have surmised the very same theory by the age of 13. This tragedy and the details of how was it successfully executed, I've began to believe, then understand is a part of a last lesson we have to learn before a decision is made. And i have been building the wisdom on it ever since. I have dreamed of a day, like Martin Luther King Jr. But different in one aspect, that black skinned people will unite FIRST in one understanding of the creative force we call by many names, from many religious practices devised, to finally wake up from asleep, to rediscovering one common understanding lost, of our identity, lost amongst our diversity, that we may again realize the many tools we've created needs to be simplified into one agreement, to tackle the challenges against us all. Surpress our own unrighteous practices, become a shining unified example(we are ever being watched, waited upon by others who have later been produced from us, watched for teachings, influences, but now even though we are still influential we are also despised, ridiculed for our shameful fall.)subdue the ignorancies of GREED and SUPERIORITY one over the other and help ALL become balanced before the face of God..that we may all prove this existance worthy. That we all may remain.. black, brown, yellow and white, on this planet..we built. This planet and everything depends upon this. The time line of mercy is running out. The warning signs are vibrating out a signal throughout the body, of our UNIVERSE, summoning the seeds of adverse reactions sown. Signs reveal this..if we pay close enough attention.
Thank-you for this Video brother! Whilst it’s excellent to have these rebuttal videos, I feel the question asked to us (especially when it’s from “them”) Is to devalue the strength of these states. As if because they’re “African” they could not last. However it’s certainly an unfair accusation considering that ALL Empires fall, Rome, Greece, Ottomans etc....
You’re right, and precolonial African history needs to be put in context in respect to it’s glory. The bulk of modern archaeologists, historians, and ecologists have been BAFFLED for decades with the question HOW,...simply how the bulk of precolonial African empires & kingdoms of significance did what they did seeing that the continent is considered the most incomparably environmentally challenging space on globe, only second to uninhabitable Antarctica. In other words considering the environmental variables Africans have long had to endure, scholars looking back in hindsight weren’t even expecting that, that being whatever,...the Ashanti empire, the Benin empire, the Songhay empire, the Kongo kingdom, the Kanem empire, the Ife kingdom, the Mutapa empire, the Swahili City States, etcetera. Egypt being exemplary of one of the few exceptions seeing they were blessed with yearly Nile inundation enriching the soil so until one could probably merely spit on it something would grow.
#NoHomo but bruvvvvv I love you and your wisdom man! This is really a sad lecture but we MUST learn from it. Thank you. Your Crypto brother in Europe ;)
I like your videos. I don't know much about Africa or Africans, but you seem knowledgeable and passionate with a positive, and yet realistic, attitude, that's not necessarily hostile to others. I think you can probably guess who I might be contrasting you with...
This parallels what I know about the example of Germany. The Holy Roman Empire (1st Reich) was a loose confederation of many (possibly hundreds) of kingdoms, principalities, free cities, baronies, duchies, etc..., as well as other centers of power like the Church, the guilds, the knightly orders, the merchant leagues, and so on and so forth. This haphazard agglomeration of ethnic, political, military, economic, cultural, spiritual, civic, and social entities, spanning most of modern day Germany, Austria, Northern Italy, and extending into Eastern Europe and the Baltics, managed to muddle along, not always peacefully or smoothly, for almost 1000 years and even achieve international renown for its cultural, economic, and technological development and a measure of power and success. But then, in 1806, they came face to face with a vary different kind of power, Napoleon and the French. France was a more unified and homogenous nation, which revolved around Paris, its largest and most influential city by far, and the single center of its power and culture. With his centralized state, vast armies of conscripts and the ability to tax his nation and people directly, as well as his strategic genius, Napoleon swept through the Holy Roman Empire like a scythe through tender stalks of grass. Reeling from this shock, the Germans eventually united under the Prussians to form a 2nd Reich, the Kaiser Reich, or German Empire, and overcome the weaknesses and deficiencies of their past disunity. This was only completed in 1871. Prior to that, there had been no German state, and no unifying "German" identity, but many German states, and many German identities. The Austrians split off and, along with the Hungarians, continued presiding over a vast, multiethnic empire, which ultimately splintered and fell after the 1st World War, while Germany, though its Kaiser was forced to abdicate, survived as a cohesive, yet somewhat diminished, nation state. The Germans survived this transition, and the one that followed, and came out the other side with something to call their own, though not without paying a hefty price, and enduring defeat, occupation, humiliating intervals of tributary status, upheavals, division, and reunification. African Empires, it seems, never quite underwent such a unification. And as such, ended up easy pickings for European powers which had (including, by the 1880s, in the case of modern day Namibia and Tanzania, for Germany.) That's not to say, however, that centralization is ALWAYS an advantage. And there is such a thing, too, as overcentralization, or overreach. A power can become too rigid and inflexible to adapt, or gain control of too large and unwieldy a territory or population to effectively rule. And this, too, has often happened throughout history.
The issue with Centralization it functions on absolute power. That subsequently corrupts absolutely. Nations/Collectives that functions on a limited government principles. Had better longevity. The rest of your observation is correct. I would like to add that before the Holy Roman Empire kicked off. Was the Frankish Empire. In which composed of both old French & German demographic before effectively spilt apart culturally. Then came establishment of the Roman Catholic Church. That chooses to play as central intellectual institution & authority. And willingly vacating themselves as a military force, instead let the rulers assume that responsibility. That is digressing from the topic of the Continental history of Africa. But. Had they emulated a monotheistic (social/intellectual) doctrine, a coherent economical system and technological footing that enables to compete & neutralize threats. We would see a different Africa and global history. I say the problem between the Old world continents. Is the this ridiculous obsession of superficial ethno singularity. That often gives a drive for hyper tribalization or pan-continental ideal. Neither the Individual or substantial amount of families form a greater group are treated with respect, trust and care.
This channel would be perfect if you could just provide sources/references for us. Did you refer to David C.Conrad for the Mali/Songhai part? Keep it up
Yes it would be better if the narrator embedded his sources for reference and validity otherwise the video seems like a personal narrative and conjecture. Despite this, the publisher has some interesting theories and analysis.
You are misrepresenting the history of the Empire (not Kingdom) of Kongo. The manikongo Nzinga Nkuwu adopted Christianity for a few months but he later opposed it as it was negatively impacting the structure and the lifestyle in the Kongo. He reverted back to Kongo spirituality but his wife and son , Afonso, became avid practitioners. When Nzinga Nkuwu passed away, his son Mpungu was elected the next Manikongo by the council. He shared the same beliefs as his father and saw Christianity as a threat. However his brother Afonso felt he deserved the role and they went to war. After 20 years of fighting, Afonso won and officially converted the empire to Christianity Although keep in mind that there was opposition and different kingdoms of the federation continued to practice African spirituality
I’m nigerian American and I can’t believe I’m watching you do these videos it’s awe inspiring.
John O
Spell Nigerian wit a captial N.
John O your a Nigerian African don't deny yourself
Im not Nigerian but I loved this video
@@tingo3155 no
@@tingo3155 What he said is correct. He is a Nigerian-American, as am I. This means we are American citizens of Nigerian background/ethnicity. Don't make something out of nothing.
In the beginning of the movie Apocalypto, produced by Mel Gibson, the intro statement was “A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.” -W. Durant.
We should learn from the mistakes of our Ancestors.
exactly
Kenneth Highsmith 🙏🏾
And yet we never do 🙁
Absolutely!!! I always say this but 😢
@@sandrarthornton frustrating isn’t it!?!🤦🏽♀️ Keep hope alive Sis! 🙏🏽❤️
Sometimes I wish I could go back in time and warn the African empires and the First Nations of the Americas that they need to unite against a unified enemy.
...But then I wouldn't exist.
Are you saying you would be non existent due to all these people coming in contact with each other and admixture,...I’m guessing??
Yep! I'm mostly Cherokee and black.
I would still do it.
In my opinion I would exist in another form in the sense that.
I would probably have other admixture than I do now.
Silvano Haynes yes!!
I agree
It's a sacrifice I would gladly give.
You are such a talented - well researched scholar - Please pleas , keep up this excellent work. Peace, Love and Respect from the UK.
Thanks
EbonySweetness Sweetness he is not a scholar lol, but I get what you mean he is good at what he does
@The Godless Since Egypt is an African Country, cairo under any name would still be an African city. Now, ask yourself...where is Rome?
@The Godless
It was the richest nation in Africa simply because it had trade affiliations with the West. When the West no longer supported South-Africa, South-Africa transitioned to an economically destitute nation and was forced to end apartheid.
It's not intricate to be the richest nation in Africa when you have affiliations with Canada, U.S., EU, Australia, New Zealand and Israel, is it?
Wbu ancient kemet..???
I’m not African myself but the one thing that I also see as a problem is the artificial borders created by Europeans. As an Armenian I can understand where this conflict would come from. Imagine if some foreign power conquered the region of the caucuses. They then proceeded to split up ethnic territories and created new countries where traditionally hostile groups were suddenly shoved together and told to coexist. Now imagine if someone created a new country with parts of Armenia and parts of Turkey stitched together.
The bloodshed would never end!
Now obviously there are too many ethnic groups in Africa for each one to have its own country but at the very least it would be nice to redraw the borders and give the largest ones such as the Igbo and Yoruba their own states. Based on what I’ve learned these two ethnic groups are the most educated and entrepreneurial in Nigeria and I feel like the conflict with groups in the north is just dragging them down with the ship.
Sako Gekchyan yes! Many of the borders made by colonialism don't take into consideration the ethnicities in those countries. Maybe this could be bitter sweet and encourage ethnic groups to eventually merge into a single identity and abandon their old ethnic rivalries. The process will be long and possibly bloody (look at Rwanda in the 20th century) but Africans have been through worse and survived
AFRICA UNVEILED
Actually that’s not true because if it was Europe wouldn’t be committing suicide right now.
Sako Gekchyan I don't get your point
Sako, europe has always had as much diversity. This influx of people from outside europe is nothing new, it has happend before - often almost constantly. Most european nations today are made up of outsiders and locals getting mixed up. And frankly there need to be somewhat a more rapid and intense pattern of migration into europe to shift any internal ethnic compositions noteworthily. There is more than 600 million europeans after all.
Africa Unveiled; Its worse, they didn't even consider the locals in any way when they drafted those damned borders.
R3ika
But shouldnthey shift ethnic compositions.
Everyone should preserve their culture and people.
The only thing am pained about is that i have to learn African History from TH-cam while my university in Nigeria is teaching me about European history, Plato, Aristotle and everything Africans have never achieved😢😧
Massive eye opener. There are so many pan-African and Afrocentric members of the community that hype up our motherland as a faultless utopia. While encouraging, it’s ultimately damaging. How are we to correct the present if we do not see the errors of the past?
Anyway, great job Home Team! My only suggestion is that you add captions and lower thirds so that we can see the spelling of the people, places, etc that you name. Words are highly important! Keep up the knowledge! 🙌🏿
African diversity was good, because one tribe could learn new ideas from another tribe, but it was bad because differences often lead to conflicts.
The Arabians brought war into the continent. Before the intervention of the early Arabs, ethnic groups are too busy inventing stuff; war was normally the very last cause of action.
The continent was built on the means to progress humankind and not its destruction.
Thats was Dope Incredible im Learning Alot about Africa Thanks hope to see more of this
Thanks
You have to be a "dope" to believe your ancestors had the sense to build an empire.
Absolutely love you channel! I read a lot about Africa, but I feel like I learn a lot more from your short videos then I do from these lengthy books. So happy that you are back to making video.
you hit the nail on the head within the firs 5 minutes. We gave them access to our resources so they didnt need us anymore! It reminds me of what is going on now in hip-hop. great video as always! you are a great griot! #rememberyourancestors
Do about top 10 African architectural work of all time .
Benin wall
Aj Porsche f.you mean do your research frist dammy. look in to * Ethiopian rock-hewn architecture are the 11 monolithic churches of Lalibela ,Bete Medhane Alem, which is the largest monolithic church in the world, bete medhanialem the only Building that was done starting from the top ... *The Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali, first built in the 13th century and reconstructed in 1906-1909, is the largest clay building in the world. * The Egyptian pyramids are generally considered to be the world's oldest monumental structures constructed of dressed masonry.
Aj Porsche say bruh your people are getting bomb catch up
Hadas Kebed He actually did do a video on African Architecture :)
Horrible-Artist699 TRUE 👍🏾.
I'm so appreciative of the depth in which you have gone to present this knowledge in the way you have!
I'm also thankful that you are the face that is telling Our Story! Job well done!😊❤
Great Video as always Thank You 😘
The background music is too lourd for me. Grenat video !
EEEeeWWWWW!
Appreciate it
Meshahraimanuel Yisrael wtf? U sound dumb as fuk! If he said Africa had the greatest empires on earth he said that it was when they let others in the culture it got messed up
Thomas So you're saying multiculturalism is bad? That sounds pretty racist if you aks me. No one but the leaders of these empires brought themselves down, along with the disease of Islam. Did you even watch the video?
Yesss! So glad to see you back and making videos brother, this information is important and necessary.
Damn brother I appreciate this channel so much! Makes me proud to be an African!
I'm loving your teachings brother. Keep doing what u do
Thanks
this short film should be watched by all young and old black men
And white
FANTASTIC VIDEO BTW!! The beginning > middle > ending = all on point! Appreciate this! Thanks!
That was F-ING BEAUTIFUL MATE!!! 🤯❤️ On so many levels.
I knew you were gonna say that in the end and that's the truest statement in my lifetime! I hope this word spreads across and we end our differences immediately. But we being the oldest humans makes our diversity rate the highest in the World (casually speaking), thus we have to work existential harder to come together permanently!
So how did the later/younger humans come into being? Blacks like being proud of VANITY, especially ones created by the very white people for you to read.
Horrible-Artist699
I am struggling to understand you. I dont get the point about being the oldest humans.
Diversity is generates in a lot of way. Climate, geography, politics, disease, etc...same way for other races. Why is that for blacks a gem?
And on what basis are black people the oldest?
Intelligence/hard work/virtues are what will bring us together not race.
Akan what are you talking about, what is the point of your question?
Anonymous the fact of the matter is that Africa as a continent was able to foster such vast and unique diversity. Look at the Americas it was very diverse in terms of tribal groups before the Europeans came and wiped them out. Same with south East Asia. It is the environment that allows for the diversity.
Anonymous please clarify the statement on the Haplogroup. Because A-Haplogroup is mostly found through various enthinic groups within Africa and in some groups outside for Africa.
Horrible-Artist699 I guess the phrase casually speaking without having the explain every minor detail wasn't enough for you hub
As a Social Studies teacher I found this to be one of the best explanations for the fall of ancient African empires. Great supplemental material. Tone down the music please. Glade I found your site. Thank you!
This was a great video !! You have so much great content !! I just came across your channel !! Thank you for posting it !!
European colonialism was the cause of Africa's downfall.
RETURN OF THE SAVIORS that's ridiculous if it wasn't for the colonies these black people in America they would be in Africa wearing leopard skins and eating tarantulas
Great job! Education education education is what you share with us all. Thank you very much. Please keep up the good work.
Very insightful and sincere approach to difficult questions. Much appreciated.
The end of this video is inspiring! Great stuff
This young is what all of our generations need ✊🏾
I really appreciate you educating us on African history and you do it accurately.
Interesting as always
Thanks
Emuye emuti can we talk?
As usual......you always deliver to answer some of our most pressing questions with great insight. Thank you so much!!!!
I love how you cover the history and many cultures in africa! Could you maybe cover some cultures that the african diasporas in the americas have as well? Such as:
-Gullah/Geechee
-Candomblé
-Umbanda
-The Maroons
-The holiday Kwanzaa
-Voodoo
-The Garifuna
Zero P Maroons too
LBJTITAN23 Oh yeah, can't forget. Just added it!
Yeah Maroons would be dope. I believe he is of Jamacian-Maroon ancestry himself.
Zero P Don't forget about the Garifuna, a clan of mixed raced Africans that fought European slavemasters alongside the natives throughout the Caribbean. I come from that tribe and they helped out alot. But, they are usually found around Central America.
Tough Logic Wow! That's freaking neat!
Great analysis and totally agree with your points ✊🏾
Modupe oo , keep them coming, Great source of history
I love your work My Brother, I'm inspired by it as an artist!!!!
it's overwhelming to me to notice that even being brazilian, from a country with a massive afro descendants population, i have never heard about all this history. Not in school or anywhere else. I thrilled by the content on your channel and its very sad that all this culture and history is simply overwritten for portuguese and generally european culture and history in brazilian education and culture.
i dont know what do you mean by this, i'm learning about african history and the culture of people that lived there, and how it is now, how it influences the life in my country etc. Idk if you just trying to be a jerk or whatever. but i'm glad i've found this content.
Victor Oliveira ignore the racist perps who they send on these channels to prevent blacks from learning their history
@@RainettaJones it's aways somebody else's fault when da black man refuse to learn his own history isn't it.
Thank you so much --or as we say in my language, Megwetch! I teach at an HBCU and we're covering this in my "Humanities" class. I will certainly share this with my students.
Can someone please tell me how to get on patreon or how I can support this brother?
needthatfire. He has a link for "Patreon" in the description box. Just click....it should give more info.
I love coming across videos about African history. 👏🏿👏🏿💯
The answer: Internal conflict.
And we got jumped!!
@@BigheroC we jumped each other with outside help that then turned on us
Amazing videos! Very crisp and clear presentation. Keep it up!
kongo empire fall also because christianity where creating too many wars and taking slaves when the ruling elite was unaware and mani kongo's love for Europe.
AFRICA UNVEILED ruling elite participated in the slavery trade.
Your videos are an excellent source of knowledge that can not be easily found anywhere. Support coming.
Gonna watch this after I'm done class
Just want to say; I LOVE your channel & the work you put in.
Keep it up!
Loved it, as a west Africa native I continue to learn something new or hear facts I heard when I was younger. Brother I wish these types of videos were translated in French too, the younger African generation need to soak these story of Black excellent. Keep the Flame 🔥
You delivery and tone is spot on for long term listening. Great narrator!
I'm speechless.... My brotha... 110% agree.. My God you are so right.. Our diversity killed us.. And they exploited it... GREAT VIDEO
Thank you
Kinda like your people are doing now?
Diversity=anti-white
Yes, different groups exploited each other.
A wise man once said to me. And I quote. (Those of a different clothe; Look upon the world from a different point of view).
there is nothing wrong with diversity of knowledge, knowledge dont just pop up in your head, people get together and learn and trade information to progress
j mc should be that way.. it when someone used it as a weapons against you, then what do we do
I Absolutely Love what you are doing Sir. You deliver such in-depth information with Wisdom & Humility. Keep up the Great work
Great content please keep it coming.
You're conclusion makes perfect sense. Great job.
Where does he get his information? I want to learn more on African history.
begin with books of cheick anta diop then read book of the scolar Robin Walker ;)
Books, Books and more Books ☺
@Horrible-Artist699
"You need to research islamification because Africa has been linked to Islam since Mohammad himself was born."
LOL. Islam came in the most part in afrika by force(slavery). The arabic slavery was much much worse than european. In the past, in Saudi Arabia, there lived black, but they were al exterminated. Where are all the blacks that were deported from black afrika to arabic world today? In Amerika, today we see children of deported slaves, not in arabic world.
Judi Joseph research dr. Ben and dr. Clark they were master teachers
Aj Porsche he didn't say marrakesh was set up by arabs. Almorsvide dynasty founded the city of Africa. This was an african kingdom
Beautiful Smile, Beautiful Facts and Beautiful Presentation- May the Lord reward you for your work!
Yes. I used to freak out when I heard that one of purposes of the African Union was to eventually turn Africa into a Country. My whole perspective has changed over the years. Africa has to move past pure ethnic identity and create a larger one, that encompasses all.
Biggerstoriessmallerminds that ain't gonna happen baby girl.
mastermindzebra234 It will and people's lack of faith in Africans ever uniting, ironically works in the favor of Africa/Africans.
Biggerstoriessmallerminds I’m nigerian American and I agree. I say let’s start with you and I. Our babies will be so cute. Where you from?
Biggerstoriessmallerminds baby girl where you from? Are you from east Africa? Or is it west? You are so fine.
Aj Porsche no I’m nigerian American. Why do you ask?
Great video!
Indeed, all empires fall, but actually African empires fell because the populations are thinly spread out over the biggest habitable landmass on earth. We fail to acknowledge that places like China, Russia etc. may be big but the habitable zones of these regions are highly concentrated (mostly near coastal areas) whereas Africa is wholly habitable therefore its populace has been able to settle and live anywhere from the inner most regions of the Congo to the dry coasts of Eritrea. That had a ricochet on the development of the peoples and that is why we have the thousands of ethnic, sub-ethnic and tribal groups that we have in Africa. Thanks to the nation-states now, a lot of these groups have started to miscegenate and I expect there the thousands of groups to boil down to a few hundreds in the next century.
Abyssinia Unltd. Many africans tribes are concentrated in their own areas and not thinly dispersed so i have no clue what ur on about. The reason they fell was because of diversity. They didnt evolve like many nations around the world to form nations rather than small tribes.
Horrible-Artist699 So you're basically saying Sub-Saharan Africa was always destined to be a shit hole? Depressing.
mastermindzebra234 modern life has been proven to make humans feel less happy than the hunter gatherer lifestyle. If happiness is the quest in life then tribes in Africa were doing well. Failed states are shitholes not nature.
Abyssinia Unltd.
I’m not African myself but the one thing that I also see as a problem is the artificial borders created by Europeans. As an Armenian I can understand where this conflict would come from. Imagine if some foreign power conquered the region of the caucuses. They then proceeded to split up ethnic territories and created new countries where traditionally hostile groups were suddenly shelves together and told to coexist. Now imagine if someone created a new country with parts of Armenia and parts of Turkey stitched together.
The bloodshed would never end!
Now obviously there are too many ethnic groups in Africa for each one to have its own country but at the very least it would be nice to redraw the borders and give the largest ones such as the Igbo and Yoruba their own states. Based on what I’ve learned these two ethnic groups are the most educated and entrepreneurial in Nigeria and I feel like the conflict with groups in the north is just dragging them down with the ship.
mastermindzebra234
It was never destined to be a shithole. Despite the geographic limitations and unpredictable weather patterns Africa still gave birth to powerful civilizations such as those in west Africa and my personal favorite; Kush.
The sad irony is that there is one thing extreme right wing ideologues are right about. Generally speaking diversity is not usually a good thing. Cultural cohesion leads to unity and a stronger nation.
Wow!...you're a great teacher! Thank you for this lesson!
Congo felt b’cos they loved goods. Indeed just like today. They don’t care if they live in slam but dress too popote and Belgium’s king Léopold make the matter worst in forcing them to loved European’s styles. King Leopold instead of paying them money for there works, they gave them clothes and parfums to Congolese.
Thanks for keeping all of us updated about our history, an history that we have never been told before at school 💓
Great video, even though you do tend to belittle the Zulu over and over again, don't do that. I live in Zambia and I know that the influence of the Zulu far surpassed their lack of technologic sopistication and independent lifespan.
Their influence went from Southern Africa to all the up east Africa, It was the first true Africa modern nation state(the Kongo was a very loose decentralized empire based on marriages and control of sacred shrines), all Zulu influenced people spouted from all types of blood pools and ethnic backgrounds like the Ndebele, Soshangane, the Ngoni, the Kololo people, and changed the progress of the Sotho-Tswana.
Maybe that's why the Zulu have always been touted as a big thing because they generally came from nothing, had not much in the form of technology but did so much. The area that was influenced is a large and vast, they created a nationhood not based on ethnicity, tribe or religion but rather of just being of the Zulu culture and language. Yes they were very short lived but the fiures of Shaka, Cetswayo continue to cry out from the past to this day. Remember this!!!!!!!
Otherwise great video.
Nkosana Nsingo I actually think Zulu is overhyped
Well, we'll just have to agree to disagree
Nkosana Nsingo what have Zulu done that every other African empire didn't do better
Well in a very short period of time they created a culture, a mighty centralized empire. Where there were no feudal kingdoms like in the Kongo and probably many mentioned above(I must admit that I have not heard of many up that list), slavery was not a thing, I believe in the Zulu nation(there was sub-castes but non were permanent), the state was above religion(well until the empire was conquered, after it was smaller religious leaders led the subsequent rebellions against the British so yeah) it was in many ways a very much like a modern nation. But I guess you do have a right to your opinion as I do I.
I study a people by the form of government they used, the managerial structure, I would like to learn more about this. You see you say that the reason Africa was completely conquered is diversity, I in part agree but feel that like many things in life, things ain't that simple.
It was in part mainly due to the type of government we had before. They were mostly theocracies, as soon as their kings or empirors were defeated it felt as if the will of the gods or ancestors was not with their previously powerful leaders and so the kingdoms disintergrated.
This was not true for the Zulu, unto Mandela came into power, most of the most fierce freedom fighters in SA and Zimbabwe were either Zulu or in Zimbabwe, Ndebele(whose first King was one of Shaka's Generals who Shaka loved very much).
Maybe I am wrong, I read histroy as a hobby an therefore may over romanticize. My father is Ndebele too so yeah.
Nkosana Nsingo what I mean is the Zulu are pretty overhyped
His voice is relaxing and gentle....
Man. I love this channel
Thanks
Neanderthal Tamer/ Caucasian Destroyer my brother I just like your handle/name.
It high time to know our history and Build it back to how we want it #loveAfrica
Damn seem like the Fulani out here messing everyone over smh
Major VitaMan so you know...was it because of this video?
Not just this video I keep seeing the Fulani popping up as the cause for many empires and civilizations to fall. They always seem to be the sharp end of the foreigner spear.
Major VitaMan yes, in Nigeria they are killing us and we don’t even fight back. It’s stupid for them to kill people like that. I’m nigerian American of igbo. Are you black American?
yes DOS African American
John O said the same thing lol
Brilliant, you blew me away! So simple & yet so deep. Loved it!
Hey bro, I enjoyed this video but to offer some constructive criticism the music at times would drown your voice out. Maybe tone it a little bit. Thank you man.
I was thinking the same thing! 😐
I was going to say the exact same thing.
I'm so thankful that I found your channel. Please keep up your work it's really needed. #proudafricanprincess
We as a ppl. Never had loyalty amongst ourselves
Mojuba ( my respect) Fantastic work u gat a straight vision about what happen to our people , just keep going
This is the truth. Unification is a hard dream.
I ❤️ your videos and you have answered so many questions for me and lead me upon a path to find more answers. I truly am thankful
all empires fall...ALL..!! The ones that hold on for times long then another adapt to the change coming or they do what the USA does plan for the uprise before it happens by destroying potential enemies in advance before they become powerful enough to fight back...most downfalls are do to comfort with no willingness to change their point of view.....great video brotha keep up the work.....YOU SHOULD MAKE A DVD like "Hidden Colors" the Tariq Nasheed series... i agree with your end point...TOO MUCH TRIBALISM that still exist
Heme Heru Bruh...I was telling my son that last week. I feel like that’s why blacks were targeted from the get... Even in how we are treated in this country right now from an economic point of view. Identify possible threats before become active threats and deal with them early.
Leon Robinson 💪🏾
Hey man, thank-you very much for taking the time to teach us about the african culture.You are appreciated.
I love this video and your channel
Thanks
In school, we were taught about the European empires, the Asian empires, and the Aztec Empires, but never really into the Empires in Africa. In school, black people was taught as slave rather great people who are capable to raising great civilization just like the rest of the world. Thank you teaching me the history of Africa.
If I catch your drift...diversity was our downfall and Christianity including Islam was the straw that broke the camel's back?
Brenton Iverson how did Christianity hurt us when it was an African religion to begin with?
John O
Please do more research...you have to dig deeper. I'm assuming if I gave you a definitive answer you probably would disagree. Make it a great day.
John O
Get back at me once you've done due diligence?
Brenton Iverson okay let’s say Christianity was not an African religion, but how did it hurt us if we were never Christians.
John O
Like Bob Marley stated...."only half of the story been told."
I'm white and British, and I want to thank you for putting this video out. I'm not sure I completely agree with you in its thesis - you don't say a lot about the role of religious belief in these great movements of peoples in Africa - but what I much appreciate is your obvious uninhibited effort to get to the truth. I watched an old Time Life video on African kingdoms and found it so unremittingly self-flagellating in trying to atone for white guilt, that it was hard to make any sense out of it! It was like it was our fault for everything, which ends up not being much of an explanation. It's easier and more interesting to see where my forbears fitted in with this pretty complex picture that you've given.
I haven't even seen the video yet, but my answer is "Koons". One truly invades an Empire from the inside!
Henry Mayes yep
Henry Mayes for the Kongo Kingdom, yes, for other empires, no
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LBJTITAN23 I was gonna say angola wouldnt have been taken over if they hadn't killed the queen and then I realised it was one of the kingdoms of the kongo lol
Martial Kintu your Momma is a Dumb Ass that is why her offspring you, have no vision or logic.
Seker Tem Maat Herukhuti Tu Chaas. I paused your video and did this consultation before you proceeded to ascertain your accuracy. Very well done.
Brotha you are Gods gift to earth, you giving this generation and perhaps. .. unknowing older generations the infinite gift knowledge of one's self. . rich history of Africa.
Your works is very valuable for us young Africans who know virtually nothing of our past. Pls keep the good work up.
Would love to hear more about the other ethnicities who were not organized into empires, like the city states or democratic communities/confederations. Thanks.
The truth.We are are own worse enemies.UNITED WE STAND . DIVIDED WE FALL.!
You were sooooo right about the comparison you made about Nigeria and China in terms of the Advantages & Disadvantages of (ethnic) diversities as it affects progress in Africa.
I am Nigerian and I can't be wrong!
A lot of love making.Baby I loves you. CLASSIC 😂😂
Young man, i was born 1971..
Have been on this journey, secretly
within my own conscience, struggled with it, independently researched many sources of information, with this question you have posed in mind that you have broken down, ever since the more recent history of slavery became a lesson in elementary school for me to learn, i have surmised the very same theory by the age of 13. This tragedy and the details of how was it successfully executed, I've began to believe, then understand is a part of a last lesson we have to learn before a decision is made.
And i have been building the wisdom on it ever since. I have dreamed of a day, like Martin Luther King Jr.
But different in one aspect, that black skinned people will unite FIRST in one understanding of the creative force we call by many names, from many religious practices devised, to finally wake up from asleep, to rediscovering one common understanding lost, of our identity, lost amongst our diversity, that we may again realize the many tools we've created needs to be simplified into one agreement, to tackle the challenges against us all. Surpress our own unrighteous practices, become a shining unified example(we are ever being watched, waited upon by others who have later been produced from us, watched for teachings, influences, but now even though we are still influential we are also despised, ridiculed for our shameful fall.)subdue the ignorancies of GREED and SUPERIORITY one over the other and help ALL become balanced before the face of God..that we may all prove this existance worthy.
That we all may remain..
black, brown, yellow and white, on this planet..we built.
This planet and everything depends upon this.
The time line of mercy is running out.
The warning signs are vibrating out a signal throughout the body, of our UNIVERSE, summoning the seeds of adverse reactions sown.
Signs reveal this..if we pay close enough attention.
Brilliant … in every respect.
Thank-you for this Video brother! Whilst it’s excellent to have these rebuttal videos, I feel the question asked to us (especially when it’s from “them”) Is to devalue the strength of these states. As if because they’re “African” they could not last. However it’s certainly an unfair accusation considering that ALL Empires fall, Rome, Greece, Ottomans etc....
You’re right, and precolonial African history needs to be put in context in respect to it’s glory. The bulk of modern archaeologists, historians, and ecologists have been BAFFLED for decades with the question HOW,...simply how the bulk of precolonial African empires & kingdoms of significance did what they did seeing that the continent is considered the most incomparably environmentally challenging space on globe, only second to uninhabitable Antarctica. In other words considering the environmental variables Africans have long had to endure, scholars looking back in hindsight weren’t even expecting that, that being whatever,...the Ashanti empire, the Benin empire, the Songhay empire, the Kongo kingdom, the Kanem empire, the Ife kingdom, the Mutapa empire, the Swahili City States, etcetera. Egypt being exemplary of one of the few exceptions seeing they were blessed with yearly Nile inundation enriching the soil so until one could probably merely spit on it something would grow.
Good point. You and he have fair points.
Custodian of the Golden Stool Well said
Powerful knowledge and great musical piece!!!
#NoHomo but bruvvvvv
I love you and your wisdom man! This is really a sad lecture but we MUST learn from it.
Thank you.
Your Crypto brother in Europe ;)
Silvano Haynes lol are you even black?
John O Haha funny guy. The brotha knows who I be.
Silvano Haynes so you’re not black? What are you doing here?
Hahaha look my first TH-cam troll! I have nothing to prove to you. I'm African. Get comfortable with it.
John O didnt realize you needed to be African to enjoy a publicly shared video on a free viewing platform😑
This is a channel that gives lessons of rich african histories that were ignored for long time.
I like your videos. I don't know much about Africa or Africans, but you seem knowledgeable and passionate with a positive, and yet realistic, attitude, that's not necessarily hostile to others. I think you can probably guess who I might be contrasting you with...
Eli Harman we Africans are entitled to our hostility you know.
Suit yourself.
Eli Harman we will suit ourselves.
Eli Harman i agree
Great video as usual, so glad to have you back on youtube.
Wish you all the best.
Thanks
This parallels what I know about the example of Germany. The Holy Roman Empire (1st Reich) was a loose confederation of many (possibly hundreds) of kingdoms, principalities, free cities, baronies, duchies, etc..., as well as other centers of power like the Church, the guilds, the knightly orders, the merchant leagues, and so on and so forth. This haphazard agglomeration of ethnic, political, military, economic, cultural, spiritual, civic, and social entities, spanning most of modern day Germany, Austria, Northern Italy, and extending into Eastern Europe and the Baltics, managed to muddle along, not always peacefully or smoothly, for almost 1000 years and even achieve international renown for its cultural, economic, and technological development and a measure of power and success.
But then, in 1806, they came face to face with a vary different kind of power, Napoleon and the French. France was a more unified and homogenous nation, which revolved around Paris, its largest and most influential city by far, and the single center of its power and culture. With his centralized state, vast armies of conscripts and the ability to tax his nation and people directly, as well as his strategic genius, Napoleon swept through the Holy Roman Empire like a scythe through tender stalks of grass.
Reeling from this shock, the Germans eventually united under the Prussians to form a 2nd Reich, the Kaiser Reich, or German Empire, and overcome the weaknesses and deficiencies of their past disunity. This was only completed in 1871. Prior to that, there had been no German state, and no unifying "German" identity, but many German states, and many German identities.
The Austrians split off and, along with the Hungarians, continued presiding over a vast, multiethnic empire, which ultimately splintered and fell after the 1st World War, while Germany, though its Kaiser was forced to abdicate, survived as a cohesive, yet somewhat diminished, nation state.
The Germans survived this transition, and the one that followed, and came out the other side with something to call their own, though not without paying a hefty price, and enduring defeat, occupation, humiliating intervals of tributary status, upheavals, division, and reunification.
African Empires, it seems, never quite underwent such a unification. And as such, ended up easy pickings for European powers which had (including, by the 1880s, in the case of modern day Namibia and Tanzania, for Germany.)
That's not to say, however, that centralization is ALWAYS an advantage. And there is such a thing, too, as overcentralization, or overreach. A power can become too rigid and inflexible to adapt, or gain control of too large and unwieldy a territory or population to effectively rule. And this, too, has often happened throughout history.
Eli Harman naah
I agree.
The issue with Centralization it functions on absolute power. That subsequently corrupts absolutely.
Nations/Collectives that functions on a limited government principles. Had better longevity.
The rest of your observation is correct. I would like to add that before the Holy Roman Empire kicked off. Was the Frankish Empire. In which composed of both old French & German demographic before effectively spilt apart culturally. Then came establishment of the Roman Catholic Church. That chooses to play as central intellectual institution & authority. And willingly vacating themselves as a military force, instead let the rulers assume that responsibility.
That is digressing from the topic of the Continental history of Africa. But. Had they emulated a monotheistic (social/intellectual) doctrine, a coherent economical system and technological footing that enables to compete & neutralize threats. We would see a different Africa and global history.
I say the problem between the Old world continents. Is the this ridiculous obsession of superficial ethno singularity. That often gives a drive for hyper tribalization or pan-continental ideal. Neither the Individual or substantial amount of families form a greater group are treated with respect, trust and care.
This is the best historical youtube channel. I thouroughly enjoy the content and its always thought provoking information.
This channel would be perfect if you could just provide sources/references for us.
Did you refer to David C.Conrad for the Mali/Songhai part?
Keep it up
@JJJ LLJH This is a bait and switch. It has nothing to do with the initial content nor citations for sourcing. It is some shake your ass music B.S.
Yes it would be better if the narrator embedded his sources for reference and validity otherwise the video seems like a personal narrative and conjecture. Despite this, the publisher has some interesting theories and analysis.
Simply Outstanding!!! Well-done.
You are misrepresenting the history of the Empire (not Kingdom) of Kongo. The manikongo Nzinga Nkuwu adopted Christianity for a few months but he later opposed it as it was negatively impacting the structure and the lifestyle in the Kongo. He reverted back to Kongo spirituality but his wife and son , Afonso, became avid practitioners.
When Nzinga Nkuwu passed away, his son Mpungu was elected the next Manikongo by the council. He shared the same beliefs as his father and saw Christianity as a threat. However his brother Afonso felt he deserved the role and they went to war. After 20 years of fighting, Afonso won and officially converted the empire to Christianity
Although keep in mind that there was opposition and different kingdoms of the federation continued to practice African spirituality
Well said. Well done. Thank you for the education.
Congo fell because of Christianity
Agreed!
islam influenced predated christianity and the congo is just a region, not an civilization
j mc If you do not know history don’t speak on it. There was a kingdom known as Congo it isn’t just a region
you have proof of this ?
voce é pateta o que? o congo democratico e congo brasavil são restos do verdadeiro reino do congo. como voce diz que é so uma região?
love this.. your analyses is so on point..