Animation: A World History

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Africa1

For the inhabitants of some foreign continents, the civilization of Northern Africa is, or was, easily accessible. Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt are constituents of the Arabian universe, connected since time immemorial with their Asian neighbour. Conversely, the Republic of South Africa and Zimbabwe spent centuries as part of the West, specifically Europe.

Yet for 2,500 years, the inhabitants of sub-Saharan Africa showed an astonishing ability to culturally resist alien civilizations (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Arabian and European) which came into contact or conflict with them. The Africans never attempted to imitate or to acquire the aliens’ technology. They forbore from acquiring even a small part of their lifestyle. Above ...