The difference between North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
Jan 28, 2016 · One of the biggest differences to the eye of a non-African is the phenotype of the populations of the two parts of Africa. In North Africa people tend to have phenotypical affinities with Middle Easterners and Southern Europeans, whereas Sub-saharan Africans - although they tend to have a lot of diverse phenotypes - they generally tend to have ...
Is the image of North Africa as a "lost" ancient bread basket a …
Oct 12, 2017 · North Africa crop production and exports only recently declined. Algeria was France's bread basket too. Something happened between Independence and the present that hurt agricultural production that wasn't weather related or the depletion of the soil, the culture and demographics of the resident land owning farming class changed.
Ancient/Roman Ports in North Africa | History Forum
Oct 23, 2024 · Ancient/Roman Ports in North Africa. Thread starter johnincornwall; Start date Oct 23, 2024; johnincornwall.
The myth of “The War without hate” in North Africa
Jan 31, 2011 · While it is not as widely known, the slaughter of Jews also took place in North Africa. A month after Rommel arrived in Tobruk, SS-Standartenführer Walter Rauff arrived. His mission was the elimination of and persecution of Jews and partisans in North Africa and the Middle East (including the British Mandate of Palestine).
Bláland – Blámenn | History Forum
May 29, 2016 · 'Bláland' is a term used by Viking Age Scandinavians to describe North Africa. Moors from North Africa and Spain, who were taken prisoner during Viking raids in the Mediterranean (859-62) and who finished up on the Dublin slave market were described as 'blue men' (Norse: blámenn, Irish: fir gorm).
Christianity in Ancient North Africa - History Forum
Apr 28, 2020 · In North Africa, from the second half of the second century, the most abundant and dynamic Western Christian community, from the outset of the Latin language, took off in all social circles. It was here also that in the fifth century Western Christianity found its own intellectual and spiritual personality, thanks to the indelible mark that the ...
Black Africans in North Africa (12th-16th century) - History Forum
Nov 29, 2020 · The term 'imported Blacks' referred to 'Black' West Africans who had been enslaved and traded across the Sahara into North Africa. This trans-Saharan trade in slaves began at least two thousand years ago, but was not well documented until the spread of Islam across North Africa in the late seventh century.
Black Africans in North Africa (12th-16th century)
Nov 29, 2020 · This is still an over simplification and there will be people that look different in every region. But it is a better way of looking at people in North Africa than just throwing everyone in one group. North Africa is between Europe, West Asia and Sub Saharan Africa it's only natural the region would be diverse.
What if North America looked like Africa? - History Forum
Oct 23, 2006 · What if when discovered, the North American continent looked a lot like Africa? The same terrain, a huge desert, no real mountain ranges, vast plains with little water. Would the European colonists still want to settle?
Why did the Muslim empires in North Africa not go deep south …
Jan 9, 2015 · It wasn't impossible for Mediterranean or north European people to visit and stay for some time in tropical Africa, the problem was staying for a really long time. The longer they stayed, the highest probability to die of any illness against which natives were immune.