how was africa before european domination?

Answer 1

Health was better in many ways. European influence led to increased travel for people in Africa and introduced diseases from outside of Africa (e.g. Cholera, bubonic plague) to the continent. This spread disease and exposed people to diseases for which they had no resistance.

Also, Africans began growing "cash crops" to sell to the Europeans instead of growing crops to feed themselves. This led to their growing a single crop, so their diets became less varied, leading to greater malnutrition. Before that, Africans had reasonably decent diets that included a variety of vegetables, grains, and protein sources.

Before European intervention, Africans lived in small tribal communities, so infectuous disease was less of an issue because it was difficult for an infectuous agent to spread beyond a tribe, thereby limiting the number of people who could be affected by an infectuous disease. The Europeans brought cities and other population centers, where there were not only a high concentration of people to be infected, but there was also a high turnover of people bringing in new diseases from wherever they lived before.

Health for most Africans was arguably better in 1700 than it is there today or than it was under European colonization.

Answer 2

Africa was pretty much the same as right now...

Fair enough they didnt have guns or cars or health care or roads or schools....

but they just killed each other pretty much the same as now - or they left each other alone pretty much the same as now....

I do love how some people try to blame current problems on past transgressions. The Europeans were ableto dominate because Africa was SO divided. Even now many other nations could come to dominate quickly because of all the social political and economica turmoil....

Answer 3

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how was africa before european domination?

Answer 4

The same as a field of wheat,before the bread is baked.
Like Europe during the dark ages.
Like the United States before Columbus.

Answer 5

We know that prior to European colonisation the arabs used it for the aquisition of slaves and goods.So its fair to assume,some african tribes were involved in this trade.Also we know that not one single afrian nation is'nt run by thier native people.
Unlike the americas,where not one single country is run by the native people

Answer 6

The northern part was civilized. The further South you went the more uncivilized and tribal. Comparable to North America prior to civilization. People will try to sell it as a great thing (peace, love a simpler time), but it was tribal, territorial and brutal.

Answer 7

Read: Things Fall Apart by: Chinua Achebe

Answer 8

Africa was in tribes. they had trade,grew rich from taxes,Mali controlled salt and gold mines, Ghana had iron weapons they had griots(storytellers). Africans were still enslaved by other African groups called Bantu.

Answer 9

savages Living in mud huts, selling each other into slavery for shiny beads

Answer 10

people had wars, and had tribes. but amazingly they had slavely, poor blacks was slaves to the riches.