Colored Civilizations

I remember a statement from a book long ago, but I don't remember the exact words:

"A civilization is colored.

The earliest in history is yellow, the colour of earth, so yellow represents the "agricultural civilization" of a continent. The best example is the Chinese civilization.

The second is blue, the colour of ocean, so blue represents the "oceanic industrial and commercial civilization". The best example of this category is the Modern Western Countries.

The third is green, the colour of plains, so green represents the "plain nomad civilization". The best example is Islamic countries.

Therefore, only China, Islam and Modern West can be counted as global civilizations and deserve the status of "First World",culturally-wise."

Do you agree to this statement?



Edited by longbaby - 17-May-2013 at 23:41

Originally posted by longbaby I remember a statement from a book long ago, but I don't remember the exact words: "A civilization is colored. The earliest in history is yellow, the colour of earth, so yellow represents the "agricultural civilization" of a continent. The best example is the Chinese civilization. The second is blue, the colour of ocean, so blue represents the "oceanic industrial and commercial civilization". The best example of this category is the Modern Western Countries. The third is green, the colour of plains, so green represents the "plain nomad civilization". The best example is Islamic countries. Therefore, only China, Islam and Modern West can be counted as global civilizations and deserve the status of "First World",culturally-wise." Do you agree to this statement?

What about ancient Egypt? The kings and nobility were black Africans

Originally posted by Auggie Originally posted by Nick1986 What about ancient Egypt? The kings and nobility were black Africans I seriously doubt that ancient Egyptians were black in the sense that we today define the term. Yes, they were, as are their descendants today, a dark-skinned people; but they weren't sub-Saharan, and therefore didn't have the negroid features indigenous to the more southern regions of Africa. Unfortunately, the portrayal of ancient Egyptians as being black is a theory -- an out-and-out assertion actually -- employed by Afrocentrists for the purposes of boosting self-esteem among their own people. I feel this is unnecessary, as blacks, given the opportunity, are every bit as capable of achieving the peaks of cultural greatness as are any other race of people.

Originally posted by Auggie Originally posted by TheAlaniDragonRising For at least about two hundred years, I believe, the Nubians ruled Egypt, so technially the Egyptian nobility were generally black.   More accurately,  Nubian rule in Egypt covered a period of less than 100 years, and that was in the southern part of Egypt. And given the long, long period of time Egypt was at the "very top", I'd say that doesn't amount to much  -- especially when one asserts in such a general way that the Egyptian kings and nobility were black. It gives the impression that throughout most, if not all, of Egypt's glorious past, blacks were the brains and stimulus behind its greatness. Ever view ancient Egyptian busts, statues and drawings? The facial features on the vast majority of these artistic works resemble those of the people who inhabit the region today, not those of sub-Saharan Africa.

Originally posted by Auggie How about we leave it at this: throughout most of Egypt's millenias-long history, the racial/ethnic makeup of its citizens and nobility was as it is today; and for a brief period of time, Nubians, they being of a darker complexion and with features more typical of sub-Saharan black Africans, were at the helm. Sound good?