I know none of us have magic ball, but I was talking to my professor and he said that the continent of Africa is going thru it's dark ages, mainly because of Imperialism. He also concluded that it would take the next 200-500 years before they ever really unscramble. I guess in the grand scheme of long term history 200-500 yrs is not a long time.
MY QUESTION FOR YOU
1. But do you all think that he is right?
2. Do you think that the any of the African nations will ever rise to world power status?
Just a question all can answer.
2006-12-07 13:45:14 · 7 answers · asked by Andre L 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
1. I am sure that your instructor is wrong.
2. In 200-500 years there is no way Earth will still have an Africa on it. I don't see how mankind can make it on Earth for another 200-500 years and still have people as we know them living on it. There are folks from other star systems that can take this planet when we destroy it or before if we attempt to destroy it. We will attempt to do that within the next 200 years. Let's review the past 200 years! See what I mean.
2006-12-07 14:13:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Andre you present a very interesting topic. One of the things that make history is that it is his-story. During my undergraduate studies I had a professor who taught literiture and philosophy in art education. Her take on history was that it really was not that important because who can change it and how? She had just come from Africa on vacation. Needless to say that I was somewhat concern by her comment. Just as your professor stated that it would take the next 200-500 years before they every really unscramble. This projected theory could be true. According to what tid bit of knowledge I have of Africa it truly is a place of nature's beginnings. There did at one time exist Kings and Queens and a more pictureque civilization before the Portuguese and Dutch overtly invaded and terrible raped the lands and villages and it's people. Of course when one thinks about it if someone invaded your home and confiscated all that you've worked for and inherited as well as eraised your indentiy stole you and placed you in a strange place, stripped you of dignity and declared you as undesirable and undervalued, and then....After years of programmic mind games set you loose to find your way again. You and I would be devasted, but at least think that we would re group, but realistic there was so much taken. It is only so much we can get back. And so much time to commit, but only so much do we really have.
This is a great topic you've inquired about. I suggest too that we read as much information about our interest as possible. Not that I believe everything that I read, but in pursuit of knowledge we should have an open mind and be able to come to terms with a comfortable belief or understanding best for ourselves. The U.S.A has a lot of history which is a great start for this sort of question.
2006-12-07 14:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by simplyarty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. No
2. Maybe eventually, but definitely not any time soon. Africa has very few resourses and isn't united by a common religion. It was conquered by so many people that it's factions are all too busy fighting themselves to think about that. In the Dark Ages, Christianity unified the people, though many the times were rough. This eventually lead to the reforming of countries (there had been countries before the Dark Ages, but they all split up due to the poverty and loss of power and transportation and such). However, Africa has never been united as a country or continent or anything and is not united by a common religion or past to bring it together, so I'd vote no...I don't think Africa will be likely to rise to a world power status.
2006-12-07 13:56:21 · answer #3 · answered by kittysloveme 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Africa pisses me off! Hundreds of years ago, before Christopher Colombus got lost here thinking he was in India, Africa had many rich, powerful, and vast kingdoms with kings so rich that they ate money to boast about their wealth. When Marco Polo went to Asia, he saw gunpowder, which the Chinese used for peaceful purposes. When he went back to Europe, he used gunpowder to create guns. Since the Europeans were the first to make guns, for a little while they had an enormous advantage over all other cultures. So when they went down to Africa, and saw these big strong black men and these rich kingdoms, they used their gunpowder to destroy them. They stole the blacks from their beautiful homeland in chains, and marked their own barriers throughout the continent. This created quite a big problem for the Aficans. The Europeans had made their country boundaries without regarding what tribes lived where. Unfriendly tribes were forced to live together, which started wars, feuds, and disputes that still go on today. This is why Africa is such a war-torn continent. When the Europeans took the Africans to the Americas, they didn't tell them what they had come from. They didn't tell them of the mighty kindoms they had stolen them from and destroyed. They told them that if it weren't for slavery, they would still be up a tree somewhere in the African jungle. Because you can't enslave a race and tell them how great they are, you have to lie to own a slave. I'm not against white people. I've got plenty of white friends. Slavery is not a white evil, it's a human evil. We humans are just so dumb. Only humans are greedy. Only humans don't like other members of their species of a different color. Only humans equate differences with inferiority. Only humans fight wars. We're so stupid, considering we're supposed to be the smartest species on the planet. One day Africa will be like it used to be. It will be like all the other continents. It will have rich countries, poor countries, big countries, small countries, superpowers, and tiny dots on the map. It's pretty sad, what's going on over there. It almost makes me happy for slavery, or else I'd be over there, probably dead or with aids or something.
2006-12-07 14:49:54 · answer #4 · answered by Charlie Brown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First we must realize that all of the earth's natural resources will be gone in 30 years. Also... the oceans will be "dead" and all the fish in them will be gone.....in just 30 years. Global Warming will cause the oceans to rise by at least 10 feet within the next 20 years having a drastic impact on every nation. Finally...a pandimic such as the H5N1 will more then likely mutate so it can pass from person to person. When this happens...watch out.
Your question is about Africa in 200 years? Dude....how about America in 20 years? Hello..
2006-12-07 14:01:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. He might be, the time could be less than that
2. It's possible, but that will take a much longer time considering the civil wars and lack of resources in the continent.
2006-12-07 13:49:41 · answer #6 · answered by Carlos 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1. Your professor is a typical windbag.
2. I doubt it.
2006-12-07 13:54:10 · answer #7 · answered by yahoohoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋