are less known. I'd love to know what great things Africans have invented, excluding Egypt please. I KNOW there must be some things. But I personally don't know of any off-hand - Africans specifically - not African Americans. But thanks. I know of things African Americans invented.
2006-12-13 23:42:42 · 11 answers · asked by toplessone19700 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Control of fire
Language
Needle & Thread
Clothing
Spear
Building of Houses
Bow and Arrow
Most likely domestication of cattle and basic agriculture
Smelting of iron appears to have been independently invented in Sub-Saharan Africa
Look for "Great Zimbabwe" on the net
Suggest you read "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond
2006-12-13 23:52:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To exclude the Egyptians as "not Africans" is to the greatest accomplishments of that continent.
The Africans made several large fortifications that are just as amazing as Stonehenge and the Oracle of Delphi. I call these fortifications, but they may have been far more.. we just don't know for sure.... nobody survives to say what it really was anymore.
That being said the typical 'Africans' were much like many of what the Europeans called the uncivilized or undeveloped nations. Furthermore, the belief in both Christianity and 'Manifest Destiny' allowed these same Europeans to overrun and convert much of the rest of the world.
Tribal differences got in the way of much of humanity's slow crawl out of the darkness. In Europe, this happened just like everywhere else until a strange thing happened. In Europe, unlike anyplace else, the wars rose to such a crescendo that one nation emerged as a totalitarian state; Rome. This changed the way things were done in Europe even after Rome eventually fell. Other examples of this phenomenon are of course the other great civilizations in history; China being first in my mind.
2006-12-13 23:53:54 · answer #2 · answered by wolf560 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the first universities was established in Timbuktu, Mali in the 1200's. But it's a ghost town now.
2016-05-24 01:19:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The birth place of iron production for tools and weapons ( Western Africa NOK people). The earliest dye for materials ( by the nubians) The largest earth-work structure the ( the benin walls, present day Nigerian). The second oldest university in the world. ( sankore unniversity in Mali). After the one in morocco. The ability to but a pregnant woman To sleep inorder to perform Ce-section before anyone else. Many more but Just to name.
2016-11-03 11:46:58 · answer #4 · answered by jerry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capoeria.... A martial arts developed during the slave trade in Brazil. As slaves they where fobidden to learn to fight. However they did it anyways but disguised it as dance.
Videos of it's arts can be found at http://www.mazedude.com/capoindex.htm
2006-12-13 23:44:37 · answer #5 · answered by jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they invented football (or soccer to some people) though I'm not sure how accurate that is, you'd have to research it further.
2006-12-13 23:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by Velvet_Goth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about the FIRST COLLEGE,.. surprized, the world don't say anything about this, or the other great things in Africa.
2006-12-14 00:00:04 · answer #7 · answered by spir_i_tual 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
modern musical styles. nearly all the modern styles are heavily influenced by african rhythms, singing styles, etc.
2006-12-13 23:46:11 · answer #8 · answered by niko 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The ability to have greedy rulers that starve them to death.
2006-12-13 23:55:05 · answer #9 · answered by two_play_alone 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
modern agriculture. they were brought over from africa because they were phenomenal agriculturalists.
2006-12-13 23:54:45 · answer #10 · answered by alex l 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋