Is there any way to actually have this discussion on this webzone?
In my western knoledge of history Africa has made no true technological advances for thousands of years. There's Egypt and then what? Why has Africa not been as important to history as Asia/Europe, and in more recent history America. They just seem to have stagnated, even though the country is full of resources. Is it just down to Culture and Religion in that area? The middle east seems to be in a similar state, but that's a desert with damned near nothing in it.
Red Pill me please /his/
>>3008036
They didn't get to naturally progress like everyone else you idiot. They're living the most comfy, agrarian rich lives, then all of a sudden industrial nazis come in and force them into modern shackles of mentality. Democracy is fine when it comes from the people. You can't expect people of all natural things to respond well to years and years of oppression and disarray and humiliation you closet cuck kek.
>>3008036
Africa has made significant technological progress on its own particularly in the Sahel, the Great Lakes, the Swahili Coast, the Ethiopian Highlands, the Congo Bain and the Niger Delta.
However, a particular barrier on development and statebuilding has been Africa's absurdly low population density and population prior to modern times. Note that in 1950 there were only 220 million Africans in the entire continent. A century earlier, that number was a mere 80 million.
Such dispersion means that bulk trade is difficult (outside the Sahel, the Nile, the Great Lakes, and coasts), and statebuilding is harder (as entire peoples will simply move if they don't like your government). With no strong centralized state, developments are much more difficult to do.
>>3008048
>They're living the most comfy, agrarian rich lives,
M8 that's not even remotely true. Disease death rates and infant mortality were sky high, and low level warfare had been endemic since the Atlantic slave trade intensified during the late 1600s. The population of Africa stagnated for almost 200 years due to all these factors.
As for agrarian rich, central Africa from Cameroon to Equatorial Congo to South Sudan is full of acidic soil that makes crop growth difficult. Much of Nigeria is swampy as shit, the Sahel is marginal land by and large, and from Southern Angola to the Limpopo river is all dryland or desert. (Sans Mozambique)
Can science and scripture be harmonised? Did someone crack the code in the 20th century?
>pic related: circle represents "Adam" species (those with souls) lines represent their lineage
>>3005269
Standard depiction of the two species in question.
>>3005269
You crack the code by recognizing there's no necessary disharmony to begin with because the Bible isn't a science text book and/or by not being an Americhrist.
>>3005514
But the Bible is meant to be the ultimate authority, not something you can just invoke for moral superiority.
Has SEA historically been influenced by India more? Or China more?
>>3000484
China
>>3000484
India
>>3000484
Both
ITT: We act like this board is a WW1 trench.
trenc/his/
*stands up*
*killed by sniper*
*dismembered by artillery shell*
>Tfw trench foot
What is this bullshit
Heard you faggots needed some help
Would the world be a better place if Germany won WW1?
>>3014657
Europe would be much, much better off if Germany never existed.
>>3014658
This. Germany is the antithesis of European civilization.
Depends on what values you hold tbqh:
If you are a Liberal then the Entente would be your side as pro democracy and capitalist with UK, France, and US.
If you are more pro monarchy, traditionalism, and conservative then the Central Powers is more you shtick with Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottomans.
Anyone down for a map thread?
I was wondering if I could find one from the age of exploration, not relating to Indies but the whole rough draft of the globe and perhaps some cool ones of afrika
>here is my contribution
The Fra Mauro map, "considered the greatest memorial of medieval cartography" is a map of the world made around 1450 by the Italian cartographer Fra Mauro. It is a circular planisphere drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame that measures over two by two meters. It includes Asia, the Indian Ocean, Africa, Europe and the Atlantic. It is oriented with south at the top.
The Fra Mauro world map is a major cartographical work. It took several years to complete and was very expensive to produce. The map contains hundreds of detailed illustrations and more than 3000 descriptive texts. It was the most detailed and accurate representation of the world that had been produced up until that time. As such, the Fra Mauro map is considered one of the most important works in the history of cartography. It marks the end of Bible-based geography in Europe and the beginning of embracing a more scientific way of making maps, placing accuracy ahead of religious or traditional beliefs.
The maker of the map, Fra Mauro, was a Camaldolese monk from the island of Murano near Venice. He was employed as an accountant and professional cartographer. The map was made for the kings and rulers of Venice and Portugal, two of the main seafaring nations of the time.
I'm listening to a podcast about Rome and I'd love to have any and all maps to follow along with.
More interested in territory over time but anything is great.
>>2989150
Here's one but next time, don't post stuff that's not maps in here.
Why is Christianity so damm divided unlike other religions? Just go to double chins christian board and look at the autism between catholics and baptists. Why is Christianity such a hard religion? Literally is filled with questions. Every denom has its own version on how to get to heaven and cherrypicking whats sin or not
>>3013723
>unlike other religions
it's almost like they care about their religion
>>3013723
pretty dumb post
Why did the U.S. become such a dominant superpower?
The more I look at history the less it makes sense. There's nothing the U.S. has that there isn't at least one country that has it better.
>>3013497
Economics
WW2.
WWII
Every other superpower got bombed to hell and had to rebuild. The only attack on US soil was Pearl Harbor.
Obviously there are a bunch of other reasons - that's the oversimplified version.
What the fuck happened to the Byzantine Greeks?
When Romans fell, their influence stayed with them.
Huge parts of Europe spoke Latin languages and still do.
Latin became litergical and scientific lingua franca of Western Europe.
The Latin Alphabet I'd still in use.
Meanwhile the Byzantine Greeks left almost no regional influence maybe other than influencing the Albanian flag.
the byzantine empire is one of the most overrated "empire" ever, their entire history is basically them getting their shit pushed in by their neighbour like the arabs, bulgars, latin and the turks and slowly dying a pathetic death just because nobody bothered to finish them off
>>3013436
Thats because the t*rks had to come and ruin it all
Huge influence on East and South Slavic peoples and their languages and religion. Also left a lasting influence in Anatolia. You're just ignorant of history and cultures.
I want to read the Qu'ran but know only English what translation do you recommend and why?
a gun
>>3011919
You can't. The Qur'an is only truly the word of Allah in the language of Allah (Arabic). Any English translation simply is not the Qur'an.
>>3011919
Learn classical Arabic first.
Also I suggest reading the Greeks and the works of Hegel before talking the Qur'an.
What did Bronze age Britain look like /his/? Trying to find images of what the people wore and little luck.
>>3011457
Like modern Britain but people were probably better looking.
>>3011469
This might be true. Brits have inbred a lot in the last 4000 years.
Why were Japanese soldiers unable to control their urges when it came to blood lust and sexual lust in the China war?
>>3011273
Domestic repression culture.
Imagine being on a chain all your life, frustrated, and you're finally let loose.
>>3011273
Why should they?
>>3011273
That's the fun part of war.
What was the worst massacre pre-holocaust?
>>3010984
the romans killing all the dacians maybe?
>>3010984
Holodomor or Armenian Genocide.
>>3010984
>massacre
>mass killing of thousands
Probably the assyrians 'keeping the peace'
But for genocide probably the Armenian genocide
Also
>Boston massacre
The eternal yank strikes again
>Race? It is a feeling, not a reality. Ninety-five per cent, at least. Nothing will ever make me believe that biologically pure races can be shown to exist today.… National pride has no need of the delirium of race.
Was he, dare I say, more intelligent than hitler?
he ruled for significantly longer and had more legitimacy yes. hitler basically ruined his comfy little fascist state.
>>3010179
Shame that Italy had a monarchy and Mussolini couldn't go through a gruesome civil war. Mussolini had a lot less actual control than his northern and eastern counterparts since the king was still in place and his rise to power was relatively bloodless.
>>3010174
Yes but with the Manifesto Dell'a Razza thing he just followed whatever Hitler told him to like a weakling.
why were jews forced to go into banking?
>>3009913
Money lending was forbidden to Christians (usury). Jews were only really tolerated in the West (if at all) so long as they carried out this role.
>>3010312
but why where they banned from other professions
The same way they are "forced" into pornography, Hollywood, and trafficking of human organs...they do not understand morals or ethics