Blog Post #6

Africa 

Africa's population during the Agricultural Revolution was 11 percent compared to Eurasia, 80 percent and America between 5 and 7 percent. Africa, geographically, was placed adjacent to Eurasia which meant that some of its parts interacted with Eurasian civilization. One that made all three supercontinents the same was their lack of animal domestication. However, one thing that differentiate Africa from Eurasia is it's distinctive environmental feature: bisected by the equator, it was the most tropical of them all.

One of the most interesting civilization in Africa is Meroe. A little bit of background of how Meroe came about is when Egypt fell under the Nubian civilization which later on was the center of the city of Meroe. It was governed by a monarch, under at least 10 women with a male co-ruling. Although, there isn't enough evidence to prove it, but I can say that it wasn't all patriarchal. Although it was known for its riches as well, Meroe seemed to steered clear of warfare, except the first time they fought Egypt. It's interesting compared to the twenty first century we now live in. Countries with riches tends to want more and that's why we have war. More or less. Moreover, Meroe came to an end. It declined due to deforestation. Population grew and they began chopping and chopping trees until there was none. It shows, as discussed in class as well, the lack of understanding the importance of natural resources and that it needs to be saved. This can be one of the things that the twenty first century needs to learn from.