Arab or African? The Swahili part 2

This video talks about people coming from all over the world to Africa and taught Africans arts and crafts. The article in this link http://www.jstor.org/pss/529465
talks about the high level of sophistication these people had in metallurgy, carbon steel! Some of the most advanced technologies in ancient times have been shown to develop independently by freaking Africans

What if Africans went to visit Germany and taught them various arts and sciences, that would seem crazy wouldn't it :D :D :D

What if

In the 1950s Mathew G., an archaeologist, wrote "the architecture forms a distinct variant among the medieval Islamic culture." I assumed that the ruins of the sites I was investigating were the remains of Arab or Persian colonies along the coast... but gradually I have come to doubt: now I am beginning to think that the history of the coast in the medieval period is more easily intelligible if it was the history of an African culture gradually Islamized than if it is merely the history of Islamic colonies from the Persian Gulf."

"Sometime in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries," he goes on, "the culture of the coast became integrally Islamic. But even if the culture had become Islamic, still it would seem to be Negro."

The 14th century traveler Ibn Battuta said Kilwa was one of the most beautiful cities he had ever seen and the inhabitants were Zanj jet black.

"Now, trek inland to the remote site of Great Zimbabwe, a fabulous "lost city," which reached its glory in the 14th century. Then, sift the sands of time to uncover the equally splendid culture of Africa's Swahili Coast. The fabulously wealthy center of the thriving gold and ivory trades until the 16th century, its cities now lie all but forgotten, buried under centuries of indifference. Reclaiming their past from a long tradition of racial prejudice and neglect, the descendants of these lost cultures are only now discovering the extraordinary achievements of Africa's indigenous civilizations.

Actor Sam Waterston hosts this ten-part series that revisits ancient cultures on four continents. Dramatic re-enactments recall key historic events, and attractive location footage provides viewers with interesting information about the featured cultures. This episode looks at some of the trade routes established by the ancient, sub-Saharan tribes of Africa."

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[mecorn56]

Well we know what the black Arabs are doing to the blacks of sudan. In you post you said "arab", not african arab. Non-black arabs have a history of hate africans,check history. Look at Eygyt.

[africahistoricalpast]

A few conflicts doesn't mean they are all like that, stop trying to create tensions between people

[mecorn56]

^Tension is created when two forces pull against each other. I just made a factual point.

[africahistoricalpast]

I mean that some people are fighting in Sudan doesn't mean these ethnic conflicts are the norm. Why do they usually mix and marry each other?

[tamaduni]

saying that the arabs or indians introduced carving etc to the Africans is saying that the African is not creative which is stupid

[tamaduni]

European imperialists destroyed East African commerce and then wrote that Africans never had any history

[uavida]

This is a great video! I'm taking a class about African Ancient Civilization and learning so much!

[parisz]

@abooomar1 Correct! / Zanzibari.

[sn00piedog]

@tamaduni Arabs definently aren't ancient egyptians becuase nothing in the arab alphabet is similar to ancient egyptian drawings infact no Hairy Arab nows what they mean. When there are similar drawings used for communication in west africa.

[abooomar1]

arab + bongo = sawahili people 

[tamaduni]

@ssoass IF THE ARABS HAVE BEEN IN NORTH AFRICA FOR ONLY 1000 YRS AND DYNASTIC EGYPT LASTED WELL ACCORDING TO THE WHITE MAN 3000 YRS SO ARABS TOO ARE NEW TO AFRICA ---AFRICANS HAVE LIVED IN THE CONTINENT FOR OVER 100,000 YRS

[randomdude5640]

@tamaduni And what couldn't be destroyed was supposively "brought" by other cultures.

[godofthisshit]

@africahistoricalpast

Ok what is this video trying to say? That native Africans built these towns or that Arab/Persian/Indians taught these East Africans how to build?

[we315tisini]

@tamaduni Amen to that! Makonde people in Tanzania have been carving almost EVERYTHING for thousands of years.. for all we know it could've been the other way round! the Africans introducing carving to the Indians or whatever

[chitownzfinesthustla]

@africahistoricalpast umm we dont idiot

[rowat69]

Perhaps this, perhaps that. He forgot to say perhaps they invented it themselves. People always trying to say someone taught Africans something. The first race on the planet is the black race. Perhaps they taught everyone else. Perhaps LOL