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Alexander the Great...Not Great in Africa?
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    Posted: 22-Dec-2011 at 15:50
Originally posted by lirelou

Perhaps Africa had no 'great civilizations' in the sense that they influenced peoples far beyond their borders.  Perhaps the greatest contribution to the world, to date, has been African-Americans, whose contributions to Western culture and civilization are obvious and undeniable in literature, music, the arts, and human rights, just to mention a few fields.


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Originally posted by lirelou

Perhaps Africa had no 'great civilizations' in the sense that they influenced peoples far beyond their borders.  Perhaps the greatest contribution to the world, to date, has been African-Americans, whose contributions to Western culture and civilization are obvious and undeniable in literature, music, the arts, and human rights, just to mention a few fields.

Black Africans did indeed found great civilisations, most notably Ancient Egypt. There was also the land of Punt or Sheba whose queen became an ally (and, according to some, wife) of Jewish King Solomon
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Originally posted by Baal Melqart

 
I won't lie to you but beyond Nubia and Kush, I know of no Sub-Saharan civilisation that ever came to prominence. There must have been yet as you said the focus is not on African civilisations.

Not a lot is known, that does not mean they did not exist.  The Nok culture certainly had some impressive art, and the Garamantians certainly were skilled engineers.  "come to prominence" is a matter of debate - they did not come to prominence in western culture, but the Kingdom of Kush was certainly a local power, the same way that most European powers were throughout their entire history.
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