hmmm.... but the Chinese did (likely) land on the coast of California (before Europeans) and seafaring Polynesians did spread their culture across the vast Pacific, often though conquest. The internal colonialism of the Americas, pre-Columbus, was no less thorough than in Europe. Not to diminish your many good points. White people didn't do everything great and they did not do everything bad. This is the key, imo.
Just a note: You mean of course big cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, but imo you should be sure to say so here since the kind of person who makes ridiculous statements about "white" culture (your explanation of this term is great) also like to sever the continent. For obvious reasons.
That said, Sub Saharan Africa - did- have big cities such as the ancient Nubian cities which for a time controlled Egypt, Great Zimbabwe, built in stone, which probably housed 18,000 people. By the mid 15th century, Timbuktu probably had 100,000 people which was the 14th century population of London before the plague. Paris in 1450 had 150,000 people.
hmmm.... but the Chinese did (likely) land on the coast of California (before Europeans) and seafaring Polynesians did spread their culture across the vast Pacific, often though conquest. The internal colonialism of the Americas, pre-Columbus, was no less thorough than in Europe. Not to diminish your many good points. White people didn't do everything great and they did not do everything bad. This is the key, imo.
Thanks for this response.
Just a note: You mean of course big cities in Sub-Saharan Africa, but imo you should be sure to say so here since the kind of person who makes ridiculous statements about "white" culture (your explanation of this term is great) also like to sever the continent. For obvious reasons.
That said, Sub Saharan Africa - did- have big cities such as the ancient Nubian cities which for a time controlled Egypt, Great Zimbabwe, built in stone, which probably housed 18,000 people. By the mid 15th century, Timbuktu probably had 100,000 people which was the 14th century population of London before the plague. Paris in 1450 had 150,000 people.
"Sharon,"? Don't you mean Netanyahu, or are they interchangable?